Review article: Interstitial laser thermotherapy in the treatment of colorectal liver metastases

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 73-81

  Muralidharan, Vijayaragavan ^a   Christophi, Christopher ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LASER SURGERY; LIVER METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COLORECTAL TUMOR; ECHOGRAPHY; LASER; LIVER; LIVER TUMOR; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; SURVIVAL RATE;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASERS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NECROSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035230211     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9098(200101)76:1<73::AID-JSO1014>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Review

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