Needle track seeding: A real hazard after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for colorectal liver metastasis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1653-1655

  Liu, Shirley Yuk Wah ^a   Lee, Kit Fai ^a   Lai, Paul Bo San ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Liver neoplasms; Needles; Neoplasm metastasis; Neoplasm seeding; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Skin neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; OXALIPLATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CARCINOMATOSIS; CASE REPORT; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG METASTASIS; NEEDLE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SKIN METASTASIS; SKIN NODULE; SKIN SURGERY; SKIN ULCER; SURGICAL RISK; TUMOR SEEDING; CATHETER ABLATION; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DISEASE COURSE; FATALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LIVER TUMOR; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN TUMOR;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM SEEDING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 64549125089     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.1653     Document Type: Article

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