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SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF SEGMENTAL HEPATICTUMOUR INVOLVEMENT (this diagram replaces the original one in the protocol book). It is important to try to distinguish between actual involvement (invasion) of the section, and only compression of the section. In the latter case the section boundary is bulging out without being invaded. (see also the description of the PRETEXT system)

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