Radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma in difficult locations: Strategies and long-term outcomes

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2015; 21(5): 1554-1566
Published online Feb 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i5.1554

Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics of 382 hepatocellular carcinoma patients in the difficult group and 88 hepatocellular carcinoma patients in the control group n (%)

Characteristic	Difficult group(n = 382)	Control group(n = 88)	P value
Sex
Male	331 (86.6)	74 (84.1)	0.531
Female	51 (13.4)	14 (15.9)
Age (yr)	55.3 ± 10.1	57.4 ± 11.8	0.652
Liver cirrhosis	369 (96.6)	84 (95.5)	0.605
Child-Pugh class
Class A	235 (61.5)	62 (70.5)	0.117
Class B	147 (38.5)	26 (29.5)
Maximum diameter	3.4 ± 1.2	3.1 ± 1.1	0.071
> 3 cm	204 (53.4)	43 (48.9)
> 5 cm	40 (10.5)	5 (5.7)
Tumor number	1.4 ± 0.6	1.3 ± 0.9	0.128
Elevated AFP	172 (45.0)	38 (43.2)	0.754
Previous TACE	95 (24.9)	18 (20.5)	0.382
Previous hepatectomy	58 (15.2)	11 (12.5)	0.521

TACE: Transarterial chemoembolization; AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein.

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Citation: Yang W, Yan K, Wu GX, Wu W, Fu Y, Lee JC, Zhang ZY, Wang S, Chen MH. Radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma in difficult locations: Strategies and long-term outcomes. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(5): 1554-1566
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i5.1554

Yang W, Yan K, Wu GX, Wu W, Fu Y, Lee JC, Zhang ZY, Wang S, Chen MH. Radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma in difficult locations: Strategies and long-term outcomes. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(5): 1554-1566 [PMID: 25663774 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i5.1554]

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