Transarterial chemoembolization combined with radiofrequency ablation for solitary large hepatocellular carcinoma ranging from 5 to 7 cm: an 8-year prospective study.

Purpose: This prospective study was performed to investigate long-term (8-year) survival in patients with solitary large hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ranging from 5 to 7 cm who underwent transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and identify factors that significantly affected outcomes.

Methods: Forty-eight patients with large HCC (36 men, 12 women; mean age, 57.0 ± 11.

[Uterine artery comes directly from ovarine artery: a case report].

The patient is a 48-year-old woman. She came to our hospital because of consistent colporrhagia for one month. Her first menstrual came when she was 17 years old, her last menstrual period (LMP) was on March 23, 2005.