Tumor seeding after fine needle aspiration biopsy and percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 460-463

  Liu, Chao ^a,b   Frilling, Andrea ^a   Dereskewitz, Caroline ^a   Broelsch, Christoph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cool tip electrode; Expandable type electrode; Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Needle track tumor seeding; Percutaneous ethanol injection; Radiofrequency thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; METASTASIS; NEEDLE TRACK TUMOR SEEDING; PERCUTANEOUS RADIOFREQUENCY THERMAL ABLATION; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0141680951     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072717     Document Type: Article

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