Radiofrequency ablation, PEIT and TACE for hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-76

  Livraghi, Tito ^a  

^a Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interventional procedures; Liver; Liver neoplasms; Percutaneous ethanol injection; Radiofrequency ablation; Therapy; Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLOROTRIANISENE;

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG COST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MULTIPLE CANCER; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0038493621     PISSN: 09441166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10534-002-0714-y     Document Type: Review

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