Frequency of and predictive factors for vascular invasion after radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma.

<h4>Background</h4>Vascular invasion in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is representative of advanced disease with an extremely poor prognosis. The detailed course of its development has not been fully elucidated.<h4>Methods</h4>We enrolled 1057 consecutive patie...

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Main Authors: Yoshinari Asaoka, Ryosuke Tateishi, Ryo Nakagomi, Mayuko Kondo, Naoto Fujiwara, Tatsuya Minami, Masaya Sato, Koji Uchino, Kenichiro Enooku, Hayato Nakagawa, Yuji Kondo, Shuichiro Shiina, Haruhiko Yoshida, Kazuhiko Koike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111662