Abstract:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) often recurs in the liver and requires multiple rounds of treatment. Thus, less-invasive multidisciplinary approaches are essential for preserving liver function, especially in elderly patients. Here, we report a case of an 86 year-old Japanese male patient with HCC who was successfully treated with repeated carbon ion radiotherapy (C-ion RT) and transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). The patient had alcoholic liver cirrhosis with a 60 mm HCC lesion and a satellite lesion in seg… Show more
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