Proposal of the radicality grading as a criterion for therapeutic effectiveness of RFA against hepatocellular carcinoma, in relation to the local recurrence rate

Kanzo/Acta Hepatologica Japonica

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 192-199

  Nishijima, Norihiro ^a   Ohsaki, Yukio ^a   Kita, Ryuichi ^a   Esoh, Yuji ^a   Yamanaka, Shinichi ^a   Kawakami, Hisato ^a   Saitoh, Sumio ^a   Hatano, Kiyoaki ^a   Matsuo, Hiroo ^a   Nakatsuji, Masato ^a   Ikeda, Atsuyuki ^a   Nishikawa, Hiroki ^a   Maruo, Takanori ^a   Okabe, Yoshihiro ^a   Kimura, Tohru ^a  

^a OSAKA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Local recurrence rate; Radicality grade; Radio frequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NODULATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 53849135592     PISSN: 04514203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.49.192     Document Type: Article

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