## Abstract ## Background Despite being one of the commonest causes of cancer-related death around the world, only 20 per cent of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) are amenable to curative treatment (surgical resection or liver transplantation). Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has emerged as a popula
Analysis of Recurrence Pattern and Its Influence on Survival Outcome After Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
β Scribed by Kelvin K. Ng; Ronnie T. Poon; Chung-Mau Lo; Jimmy Yuen; Wai Kuen Tso; Sheung-Tat Fan
- Book ID
- 107410054
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 178 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1091-255X
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