Abstract:Aim: The goal of this study was to compare the postoperative results of liver resection and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (3-5 cm). Patients and methods: We retrospectively collected 122 patients with small solitary HCC treated at our center from Jan 2011 to Dec 2015, with diameters in the range of 3-5 cm. According to the treatment program received at our center, they were divided into the liver resection group (72 patients) and the RFA group (50 patie… Show more
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