Radiofrequenecy Thermal Ablation (RFA) of Liver Tumors: Percutaneous and Open Surgical Approaches

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 191-195

  Crucitti, Antonio ^a   Danza, F M ^a   Antinori, A ^b   Antonacci, Vincenzo ^b   Pirulli, P G V ^b   Bock, E ^a   Magistrelli, P ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Liver malignancies; Open surgical approach; Percutaneous approach; Radiofrequency thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS CANCER; BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MELANOMA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; OVARY CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TUMOR VOLUME; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1842582554     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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