Radiological response after trans arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is classified according to Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (mRECIST) to: complete response (CR) (disappearance of arterial enhancement), partial response (PR) ( at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of viable enhancement), progressive disease (PD) (an increase of at least 20% in the sum of the diameters of viable enhancement, or appearance of new lesions), and stable disease (any cases that do not qualify for either partial response or progressive disease

POST-TACE response of treatment for cases of hepatocellular cancer

Inclusion Criteria:

Clinical history and examination with special stress on symptoms and signs of chronic liver disease with or without evidence of hepatic decompensation e.g. the presence of ascites and with or without evidence of complications e.g. jaundice spider naevi, bleeding varices, ascites, and lower limb edema.

Laboratory findings in the form of raised bilirubin and liver enzymes, impaired coagulation profile, and/or low serum albumin.

Abdominal ultrasonography revealing liver cirrhosis (coarse echopattern, attenuated hepatic veins, irregular outlines, hypertrophy of caudate lobe and/or shrunken liver, presence of focal hepatic) and presence of splenomegaly, ascites, or portal vein thrombosis (PVT).

Exclusion Criteria:

A patient who had surgical resection or liver transplantation Patients refuse to participate Hepatic focal lesion other than HCC

Patients with HCC with TACE