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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2015; 21(10): 2997-3004
Published online Mar 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i10.2997
Published online Mar 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i10.2997
Clinical outcome of medium-sized hepatocellular carcinoma treated with microwave ablation
Ai-Xue Sun, Zhi-Li Cheng, Cheng-Gong Zhao, Department of General Surgery, 105th Hospital of Chinese PLA, Hefei 230031, Anhui Province, China
Ai-Xue Sun, Graduate School of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
Pan-Pan Wu, Yue-Hong Sheng, Xiu-Juan Qu, Wen Lu, Guo-Jun Qian, Department of Minimally Invasive Therapy, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University of Chinese PLA, Shanghai 200438, China
Author contributions: Sun AX, Qian GJ and Zhao CG contributed equally to this work; Sun AX, Cheng ZL, Wu PP, Sheng YH, Qu XJ, Lu W, Zhao CG and Qian GJ designed research; Sun AX, Wu PP, Lu W and Qian GJ performed research; Sun AX provided analytic tools; Sun AX and Wu PP analyzed data; and Sun AX, Cheng ZL and Zhao CG wrote the paper.
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Correspondence to: Guo-Jun Qian, MD, Department of Minimally Invasive Therapy, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University of Chinese PLA, 225 Chang Hai Road, Shanghai 200438, China. qgjs@sina.com
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Received: August 4, 2014
Peer-review started: August 21, 2014
First decision: September 15, 2014
Revised: October 13, 2014
Accepted: December 19, 2014
Article in press: December 22, 2014
Published online: March 14, 2015
Processing time: 223 Days and 20.8 Hours
Peer-review started: August 21, 2014
First decision: September 15, 2014
Revised: October 13, 2014
Accepted: December 19, 2014
Article in press: December 22, 2014
Published online: March 14, 2015
Processing time: 223 Days and 20.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This is the first study on the clinical outcome of a large population with medium-sized hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with microwave ablation (MWA). Our results confirmed that percutaneous MWA is a relatively safe and effective treatment for patients with a single medium-sized HCC.