Long-term outcome of a hepatocellular carcinoma 71/2 years after surgery and repeated radiofrequency ablation: Case report and review of the literature

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 289-292

  Thanos, L ^a,b   Mylona, S ^a   Nikita, A ^a   Ptohis, N ^a   Kelekis, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); Recurrence; RF ablation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; REOPERATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846455514     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-006-0116-6     Document Type: Article

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