Evaluation of intraoperative microwave coagulo-necrotic therapy (MCN) for hepatocellular carcinoma: A single center experience of 719 consecutive cases

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 332-341

  Takami, Yuko ^a   Ryu, Tomoki ^a   Wada, Yoshiyuki ^a   Saitsu, Hideki ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KYUSHU MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatic resection; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Microwave ablation; Microwave coagulo necrotic therapy; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RECURRENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERATOR; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROWAVE COAGULO NECROTIC THERAPY; MICROWAVE THERAPY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PLEURA EFFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MICROWAVES; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877589709     PISSN: 18686974     EISSN: 18686982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00534-012-0527-5     Document Type: Article

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