Prolonged post-ablation fever may predict one-year tumor recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma after radiofrequency ablation

Background The impact of prolonged post-ablation fever (PAF) defined as persistent fever > 24 h after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) had not been described before. This study aims to investigate the impact of prolonged PAF on early tumor recurrence in HCC patient...

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Main Authors: Ping-Hung Ho, Wei Teng, Chen-Chun Lin, Wen-Juei Jeng, Wei-Ting Chen, Chun-Yen Lin, Shi-Ming Lin, I-Shyan Sheen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hyperthermia
Subjects:
hcc
rfa
nlr
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02656736.2020.1806363