Radio-frequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma before liver transplantation: A histologic and 'TUNEL' study

Liver International

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 746-751

  Netto, G J ^a,b   Altrabulsi, B ^a   Katabi, N ^a   Martin, P ^a   Burt, K ^a   Levy, M ^a   Sanchez, E ^a   Watkins, D L ^a   Jennings, L ^a   Klintmalm, G ^a   Goldstein, R ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; RFA hepatoma; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER SIZE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NICK END LABELING; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; STAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR NECROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 33745616776     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2006.01278.x     Document Type: Article

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