Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in the caudate lobe

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 166-172

  Peng, Z W ^a,b   Liang, H H ^a,b   Chen, M S ^a,b   Zhang, Y J ^a,b   Li, J Q ^a,b   Zhang, Y Q ^a,b   Lau, W Y ^c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Caudate lobe; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Overall survival; Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation; Progress free survival

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER CAUDATE LOBE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; NEEDLE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESS FREE SURVIVAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38149050614     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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