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Radionuclide Therapy for Tumors of the Liver and Biliary Tract

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The liver can be the site of both primary and metastatic malignancies. Besides hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, ranking fifth among the most common malignancies worldwide) [1], different solid tumors primarily arising in other tissues/organs, most importantly colorectal cancer (CRC), frequently give rise to metastases in the liver [2].

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Guidoccio, F., Boni, G., Volterrani, D., Mariani, G. (2019). Radionuclide Therapy for Tumors of the Liver and Biliary Tract. In: Volterrani, D., Erba, P.A., Carrió, I., Strauss, H.W., Mariani, G. (eds) Nuclear Medicine Textbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95564-3_33

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