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Number Comparisons
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"solitary lesion > 2 cm or early multifocal disease characterised by up to 3 lesions measuring less than 3 cm"

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"PS > 2"

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List Caps
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"Child-Pugh score"

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"Child-Pugh A"

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Acronyms
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"If not a candidate for resection or transplant: ablation (RFA/MWA), TARE, or EBRT are now all considered valid alternatives, with the choice tailored to patient and tumour characteristics 3"

Line 35:69 · 'RFA' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"If not a candidate for resection or transplant: ablation (RFA/MWA), TARE, or EBRT are now all considered valid alternatives, with the choice tailored to patient and tumour characteristics 3"

Line 35:93 · 'TARE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"If not a candidate for resection or transplant: ablation (RFA/MWA), TARE, or EBRT are now all considered valid alternatives, with the choice tailored to patient and tumour characteristics 3"

Line 35:109 · 'EBRT' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Note: TARE and EBRT have been formally included in 2025 review as ablative options for BCLC-0, supported by new evidence 3"

Line 40:10 · 'TARE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Note: TARE and EBRT have been formally included in 2025 review as ablative options for BCLC-0, supported by new evidence 3"

Line 40:19 · 'EBRT' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"If not eligible for above: TARE and EBRT may be considered in selected cases, but evidence is less robust than for ablation"

Line 58:35 · 'TARE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"If not eligible for above: TARE and EBRT may be considered in selected cases, but evidence is less robust than for ablation"

Line 58:44 · 'EBRT' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"TARE and EBRT may be considered for patients not candidates for TACE, but not as first-line options"

Line 79:8 · 'TARE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"TARE and EBRT may be considered for patients not candidates for TACE, but not as first-line options"

Line 79:17 · 'EBRT' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"second-line: regorafenib (if sorafenib-tolerant), cabozantinib, ramucirumab (AFP >400 ng/mL)"

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"TARE/EBRT may be considered if systemic therapy is contraindicated or not feasible, especially in macrovascular invasion, but evidence is limited 3"

Line 106:8 · 'TARE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"TARE/EBRT may be considered if systemic therapy is contraindicated or not feasible, especially in macrovascular invasion, but evidence is limited 3"

Line 106:13 · 'EBRT' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
EG List And
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"If decompensation is potentially reversible (e.g., after abstinence or viral eradication), patients may re-enter treatment pathways"

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Semicolons
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"single HCC: resection (minimally invasive preferred) if no CSPH; otherwise, transplant or ablation"

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"multifocal (≤3 nodules, each ≤3 cm): transplant is preferred; ablation if transplant not feasible 3"

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Oxford Comma
suggestion

"single HCC: resection (minimally invasive preferred) if no CSPH; otherwise, transplant or ablation"

Line 56:73 · Use the Oxford comma in 'otherwise, transplant or ablation'.