Increased risk of tumor seeding after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for single hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1124-1129

  Llovet, Josep M ^a   Vilana, Ramon ^a   Brú, Concepció ^a   Bianchi, Lluís ^a   Salmeron, Joan Manuel ^a   Boix, Loreto ^a   Ganau, Sergi ^a   Sala, Margarita ^a   Pagès, Mario ^a   Ayuso, Carmen ^a   Solé, Manel ^a   Rodés, Joan ^a   Bruix, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HEMOPERITONEUM; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0035028475     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2001.24233     Document Type: Article

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