Drastically reduced neoplastic seeding related to radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma

Am J Gastroenterol. 2014 May;109(5):774-6. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2014.42.

Authors

Ryo Nakagomi¹, Ryosuke Tateishi¹, Shuichiro Shiina², Jun Imamura³, Naoto Fujiwara¹, Yoshinari Asaoka¹, Yuji Kondo¹, Kazuhiko Koike¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 24797009
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2014.42

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Evaluation Study
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / secondary*
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / surgery
Catheter Ablation / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
Liver Neoplasms / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Seeding*
Proportional Hazards Models
Treatment Outcome