Outcome of transarterial chemoembolization in patients with inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma eligible for radiofrequency ablation

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 29, 2005, Pages 4465-4471

  Liem, Mike S L ^a   Poon, Ronnie T P ^b   Lo, Chung Mau ^b   Tso, Wai Kuen ^b   Fan, Sheung Tat ^b  

^a Dutch Cancer Society   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Radiofrequency ablation; Transarterial chemoembolization

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23844541423     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i29.4465     Document Type: Article

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