Incomplete Ablation After Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Analysis of Risk Factors and Prognostic Factors

Vincent Lam,Kelvin K. Ng,Kenneth S. H. Chok,Tan To Cheung,Jimmy Yuen,Helen Tung,Wai Kuen Tso,Sheung Tat Fan,Ronnie Tung-Ping Poon

Incomplete Ablation After Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Analysis of Risk Factors and Prognostic Factors

2008

Vincent Lam
Kelvin K. Ng
Kenneth S. H. Chok
Tan To Cheung
Jimmy Yuen
Helen Tung
Wai Kuen Tso
Sheung Tat Fan
Ronnie Tung-Ping Poon

Background Complete ablation rates after a single session of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) vary from 48% to 97%. Limited data are available regarding risk factors and prognostic significance of incomplete ablation.

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Radiofrequency ablation
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Multivariate analysis
General surgery
Ablation
Survival analysis
Retrospective cohort study
Catheter ablation
Medicine
Surgical oncology
single session

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