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Liver Tumor Ablation: Percutaneous and Open Approaches

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JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Volume 100, Issue 8, Pages 619-634

Publisher

WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21364

Keywords

hepatocellular carcinoma; colorectal carcinoma; liver metastasis; radiofrequency ablation; microwave ablation

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  1. Valleylab
  2. Boston Scientific
  3. Microsulis

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The global incidence of liver cancer is greater than a million cases a year. Surgical resection where applicable is still the standard of care for these patients. Various liver-directed regional therapies have been developed in an effort to treat the vast majority Of unresectable liver tumors. This article reviews the principles behind various ablation therapies currently available for malignant liver tumors and their outcomes. J. Surg. Oncol. 2009;100:619-634. (C) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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