Abstract.Theaimofthepresentstudywastoevaluatetheroleofhepatectomyplusadjuvanttranscatheterarterialchemoembolization(TACE)inpatientswithmulticentricoccurrence(MO)orintrahepaticmetastases(IM)ofhepa?tocellularcarcinoma(HCC).PatientswithmultifocalHCCwhounderwenthepaticresectiononly(HR)orHRplusadjuvantTACE(HRT)betweenJanuaryandDecemberweredividedintoMOorIMgroups.Thepatientchar?acteristicsandout