The effects of radiofrequency ablation on the hepatic parenchyma: Histological bases for tumor recurrences

Surgical Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 237-245

  Gravante, G ^a   Ong, S L ^a   Metcalfe, M S ^a   Bhardwaj, N ^a   Lloyd, D M ^a   Dennison, A R ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Liver ablation; Radiofrequency; Thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL STUDY; EXTRAVASATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIA; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER PERFUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VASCULAR PATENCY;

CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 79751530076     PISSN: 09607404     EISSN: 18793320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2010.01.005     Document Type: Review

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