Single hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 2 cm: are ethanol injection and radiofrequency ablation equally effective? - Concepedia

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Single hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 2 cm: are ethanol injection and radiofrequency ablation equally effective?

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2015

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Maurizio Pompili, Nicoletta De Matthaeis, Antonio Saviano, Ilario de Sio, Giampiero Francica, F. Brunello, A. Cantamessa, Antonio Giorgio, U. Scognamiglio, Fabio Fornari,

Abstract

PEI and RFA are equally effective in treating HCCs smaller than 2 cm in terms of 5-year survival, despite higher cumulative and local recurrence rates, in patients treated with PEI.