Novel treatment strategy with radiofrequency ablation and surgery for pregnant patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report

Novel treatment strategy with radiofrequency ablation and surgery for pregnant patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report

Abstract Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) during pregnancy is rare, with a poor prognosis. Recently, however, increasing resection rates have improved survival rate. Currently, various surgeries are safely performed after the second trimester and termination of pregnancy is not always neces...

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Main Authors: Megumi Matsuo, Katsunori Furukawa, Hiroaki Shimizu, Hideyuki Yoshitomi, Tsukasa Takayashiki, Satoshi Kuboki, Shigetsugu Takano, Daisuke Suzuki, Nozomu Sakai, Shingo Kagawa, Hiroyuki Nojima, Masayuki Ohsuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Pregnancy
Radiofrequency ablation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0434-3

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