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Prognostic Factors after Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Impact of Incomplete Ablation on Recurrence and Overall Survival Rates

Zeno Spârchez, Tudor Mocan, Pompilia Radu, Lavinia Patricia Mocan, Mihaela Spârchez, Daniel‐Corneliu Leucuta, Nadim Al Hajjar

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases · 2018 · 76 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

Radiofrequency ablation could be locally curative for HCC, resulting in a survival longer than 7 years. Previous ethanol injection and incomplete ablations were strongly associated with poor outcomes.

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