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SUBMITTER: Donadon M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5159721 | biostudies-other | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Donadon Matteo M Solbiati Luigi L Dawson Laura L Barry Aisling A Sapisochin Gonzalo G Greig Paul D PD Shiina Shuichiro S Fontana Andrea A Torzilli Guido G
Liver cancer 20161129 1
<h4>Background</h4>Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a major health issue because of its increasing incidence and because of the complexity of its management. In addition to the traditional potentially curative treatments, i.e., liver transplantation and surgical resection, other new and emerging local therapies have been applied with promising results.<h4>Summary</h4>Radiotherapy (RT) and interstitial treatments, such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA), microwave ablation (MWA), and irrevers ...[more]