Asia–Pacific clinical practice guidelines on the management of hepatocellular carcinoma: a 2017 update

M Omata, AL Cheng, N Kokudo, M Kudo, JM Lee… - Hepatology …, 2017 - Springer
There is great geographical variation in the distribution of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC),
with the majority of all cases worldwide found in the Asia–Pacific region, where HCC is one …

Current strategy for staging and treatment: the BCLC update and future prospects

A Forner, ME Reig, CR de Lope… - Seminars in liver …, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
Staging and treatment indication are relevant topics in the management of patients with
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and for optimal results, they have to take into account liver …

Radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: 10-year outcome and prognostic factors

S Shiina, R Tateishi, T Arano, K Uchino… - Official journal of the …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is widely performed for hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC). However, there has been no report on 10-year outcome of RFA. The …

Cost-effectiveness of hepatic resection versus percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for early hepatocellular carcinoma

A Cucchetti, F Piscaglia, M Cescon, A Colecchia… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Both hepatic resection and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) are
considered curative treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but their economic …

NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology: hepatobiliary cancers.

AB Benson 3rd, TA Abrams, E Ben-Josef… - Journal of the …, 2009 - europepmc.org
Hepatobiliary cancers are highly lethal. In 2008, approximately 21,370 persons in the United
States were estimated to be diagnosed with liver or intrahepatic bile duct cancer and 9520 …

Long-term effectiveness of resection and radiofrequency ablation for single hepatocellular carcinoma⩽ 3 cm. Results of a multicenter Italian survey

M Pompili, A Saviano, N De Matthaeis, A Cucchetti… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The aim of this study was to compare liver resection and
radiofrequency ablation in patients with single hepatocellular carcinoma⩽ 3cm and …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of survival and disease recurrence after radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma

L Tiong, GJ Maddern - Journal of British Surgery, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background Despite being one of the commonest causes of cancer-related death around
the world, only 20 per cent of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) are amenable to curative …

Percutaneous ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: comparison of various ablation techniques and surgery

S Shiina, K Sato, R Tateishi, M Shimizu… - Canadian Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Image‐guided percutaneous ablation is considered best in the treatment of early‐stage
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Ablation is potentially curative, minimally invasive, and …

Factors associated with early recurrence after resection for hepatocellular carcinoma and outcomes

SA Shah, PD Greig, S Gallinger, MS Cattral… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Early recurrence (ER)(< 1 year) after liver resection is one of the most
important factors that impact the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) …

Radiofrequency ablation versus hepatic resection for small hepatocellular carcinomas: a meta-analysis of randomized and nonrandomized controlled trials

Y Wang, Q Luo, Y Li, S Deng, S Wei, X Li - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To evaluate the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) versus
hepatic resection (HR) for early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) meeting the Milan criteria …