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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 15, 2002; 8(4): 624-630
Published online Aug 15, 2002. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v8.i4.624
Published online Aug 15, 2002. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v8.i4.624
Table 1 Characteristics of 36 patients treated with radiofrequence ablation
| Characteristics | HCC | CLM | OLM |
| No. of patients | 21 | 12 | 3 |
| No. of nodules | 28 | 17 | 3 |
| Mean age | 45.9 (35-70) | 52.3 (41-74) | 50.6 (48-54) |
| Male/Famale | 15/6 | 9/3 | 0/3 |
| Child-Pugh cirrhosis | |||
| Class A | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| Class B | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Class C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Positive HBsAg | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Positive Antibody against Hepatitis C | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Positive HBsAg and Hepatitis C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Lesion size | |||
| < 3.0 cm | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| > 3.0 cm and < 5.0 cm | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| > 5.0 cm | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Serum AFP > 200 μg/L | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Serum CEA > 20 μg/L | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Table 2 Summary of results of RFA in liver cancers
| Results | HCC | CLM | OLM | ||||||
| < 3.0 cm | > 3.0 cm < 5.0 cm | > 5.0 cm | < 3.0 cm | > 3.0 cm < 5.0 cm | > 5.0 cm | < 3.0 cm | > 3.0 cm < 5.0 cm | > 5.0 cm | |
| Nodules necrosis | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Retreated nodulars | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normal AFP | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decreased AFP | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normal CEA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decreased CEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Citation: Jiang HC, Liu LX, Piao DX, Xu J, Zheng M, Zhu AL, Qi SY, Zhang WH, Wu LF. Clinical short-term results of radiofrequency ablation in liver cancers. World J Gastroenterol 2002; 8(4): 624-630
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v8/i4/624.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v8.i4.624