Comparison of percutaneous ablation and hepatectomy for liver metastasis: A single center retrospective study.

Seiichi TawaraTetsuro MiyazakiRyosuke KiyotaYuki MaegawaTakeshi ShimizuTakuo YamaiShoichiro KawaiTakuya InoueHisateru KomatsuAkira TomokuniMasaaki MotooriTakayuki Yakushijin

Published in: Cancer medicine (2024)

Percutaneous thermal ablation was performed for many cancer types than hepatectomy. It is performed in elderly patients. We suggested that ablation for colorectal liver metastasis sized ≤2 cm is a suitable indication.

Keyphrases

radiofrequency ablation
minimally invasive
ultrasound guided
catheter ablation
papillary thyroid
liver metastases
young adults