[Hepatic resection combined with intraoperative radiofrequency ablation is a promising modality for multiple hepatic malignancies].
There is controversy regarding the appropriate treatment for multiple hepatic malignancies. In hepatectomy it is sometimes impossible to resect all tumors because of a lack of sufficient hepatic functional reserve. We performed hepatectomy combined with intraoperative radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to treat multiple hepatic malignancies. Ten patients underwent hepatectomy + RFA, and none of the patients had any severe complications. Three year cumulative survival rate is 88% as of this writing. In conclusion, hepatectomy combined with RFA appears to be another promising modality.
Suda
Kosuke
K
Dept. of Graduate Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine.
Kimura
Fumio
F
Yoshidome
Hiroyuki
H
Ito
Hiroshi
H
Ambiru
Satoshi
S
Shimizu
Hiroaki
H
Togawa
Akira
A
Ohtsuka
Masayuki
M
Kato
Atsush
A
Miyazaki
Masaru
M
D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis