Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3283053 | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Patients with small HCCs have a higher rate of tumor recurrence following RFA than surgery, but overall survival rates are comparable between therapies. RFA is as effective as surgery in patients with BCLC stage 0 HCC.
Keywords
BCLCCHBAASLDEASLAlk-PCHCRFAINRALTASTAspartate aminotransferaseAlanine aminotransferasealpha-fetoproteinAlkaline phosphataseMRIAmerican Association for the Study of Liver DiseaseEuropean Association for the Study of the LiverAFPMagnetic resonance imagingLiver tumorcomputed tomographyLiver surgeryradiofrequency ablationSurgical resectionRITAprothrombin timehazard ratioInternational Normalized Ratiochronic hepatitis Bchronic hepatitis CHepaticBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer
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Authors
Hung-Hsu Hung, Yi-You Chiou, Cheng-Yuan Hsia, Chien-Wei Su, Yi-Hong Chou, Jen-Huey Chiang, Wei-Yu Kao, Teh-Ia Huo, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Yu-Hui Su, Han-Chieh Lin, Shou-Dong Lee, Jaw-Ching Wu,