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adjectivesuperselective (not comparable)
- not comparablenatural sciencesRelating to superselection.
- not comparableVery selective.
TACE is the most widely used palliative treatment for unresectable HCC, while superselective intra-arterial chemotherapy with gemcitabine and embolization of tumor-feeding arteries have achieved positive results in unresectable CCA.
2015 August 5, Xu-Hua Duan et al., “Intraductal Radiofrequency Ablation Followed by Locoregional Tumor Treatments for Treating Occluded Biliary Stents in Non-Resectable Malignant Biliary Obstruction: A Single-Institution Experience”, in PLoS ONE, volume 10, →DOI
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