Microwave ablation is as effective as radiofrequency ablation for very-early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma

Microwave ablation is as effective as radiofrequency ablation for very-early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma

Abstract Background Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a first-line treatment for very-early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), whereas the efficacy of percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) for very-early-stage HCC remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to clarify this issue by...

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Main Authors: Yun Xu, Qiang Shen, Neng Wang, Pan-Pan Wu, Bin Huang, Ming Kuang, Guo-Jun Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-01-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Cancer
Subjects:
Microwave ablation
Radiofrequency ablation
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40880-017-0183-x

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