Long-Term Outcomes of Transarterial Chemoembolization plus Ablation versus Surgical Resection in Patients with Large BCLC Stage A/B HCC.

Rationale And Objectives: Large hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) exhibits heterogeneous morphologies and varied responses to treatment. We evaluated outcomes of patients with different large HCC classifications receiving surgical resection (SR) or transarterial chemoembolization plus ablation (TA).

Materials And Methods: Patients with HCC ≥ 5 cm receiving SR or TA between May 2016 and December 2020 at one center were analyzed retrospectively and with propensity score matching (PSM).

Magnetic Resonance Deep Learning Radiomic Model Based on Distinct Metastatic Vascular Patterns for Evaluating Recurrence-Free Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Background: The metastatic vascular patterns of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are mainly microvascular invasion (MVI) and vessels encapsulating tumor clusters (VETC). However, most existing VETC-related radiological studies still focus on the prediction of VETC status.

Purpose: This study aimed to build and compare VETC-MVI related models (clinical, radiomics, and deep learning) associated with recurrence-free survival of HCC patients.