The document summarizes studies on using radioactive iodine-labeled lipiodol (131I lipiodol) as a neoadjuvant treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) prior to liver resection or transplantation. It found that 131I lipiodol allowed resection of larger HCC tumors (>3cm) with 3-year survival of 42%. For liver transplantation, 131I lipiodol prior to the procedure led to 5-year survival of 77% for HCC of all sizes, compared to 18% without neoadjuvant treatment, and no patients who received 131I lipiodol experienced HCC recurrence.