articleHepatologyNov 16, 2007Closed access

Sustained complete response and complications rates after radiofrequency ablation of very early hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: Is resection still the treatment of choice?

Azienda Ospedaliera di Desio e Vimercate · Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

UNLABELLED: If liver transplantation is not feasible, partial resection is considered the treatment of choice for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with cirrhosis. However, in some centers the first-line treatment for small, single, operable HCC is now radiofrequency ablation (RFA). In the current study, 218 patients with single HCC

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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Medicine
  • Cirrhosis
  • Radiofrequency ablation
  • Resection
  • Ablation
  • Carcinoma
  • Internal medicine
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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