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JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
Volume 23, Issue 10, Pages 1492-1500Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05550.x
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hepatocellular carcinoma; image-guided tumor ablation; interventional oncology; radiofrequency ablation; ultrasound-guided thermal ablation
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Radiofrequency ablation has been accepted as the most popular local ablative therapy for unresectable malignant hepatic tumors. For 9 years from April 1999, we performed 3000 radiofrequency ablation procedures for hepatic tumors in our institution. Our results on the safety (mortality, 0.15%/patient) and therapeutic efficacy (5-year survival rate, 58%) are similar to those of previous studies reported, supporting the growing evidence of a clear survival benefit, excellent results for local tumor control and improved quality of life. The most important lesson learned from our 3000 procedures is that the best planning, safe ablation and complete ablation are key factors for patient outcome. Furthermore, multimodality treatment is the best strategy for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma encountered after any kind of first-line treatment.
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