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The article offers an interpretation of various radiography performed on a 72-year-old male patient with dextrocardia. A stenosis at ostium of the left circumflex coronary artery (LCx) and stenosis at the mid, as well as proximal stenosis of a large right coronary artery were observed from transradial coronary angiography. The prevalence of dextrocardia in the general population is assessed.

The chemokine system consists of four different subclasses with over 50 chemokines and 19 receptors. Their functions in the immune system have been well elucidated and research during the last decades unveils their new roles in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The chemokines and their receptors in the microenvironment influence the development of HCC by several aspects including: inflammation, effects on immune cells, angiogenesis, and direct effects on HCC cells. Regarding these aspects, pre-clinical research by targeting the chemokine system has yielded promising data, and these findings bring us new clues in the chemokine-based therapies for HCC.