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[Needle-tract seeding after ultrasound-guided puncture of hepatocellular carcinoma. A study of 150 patients].

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1999

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C Chapoutot, Pascal Perney, Dimitri Fabre, Patrice Taourel, J.M. Bruel, Dominique Larrey, J Domergue, A.J. Ciurana, Fabian Blanc
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Abstract

The prevalence of tumoral seeding after percutaneous biopsy of hepatocellular carcinoma was 2.66%, which is higher than in previous studies. After liver transplantation, no evidence of needle tract seeding was identified. Survival did not seem to be influenced by local evolution.