Liver resection versus radiofrequency ablation or trans-arterial chemoembolization for early-stage (BCLC A) oligo-nodular hepatocellular carcinoma: meta-analysis.

Pierluigi RomanoMarco BustiIlaria BillatoFrancesco D'AmicoGiovanni MarchegianiFilippo PelizzaroAlessandro Vitale Umberto Cillo

Published in: BJS open (2024)

In BCLC A oligo-nodular HCC patients, LR should be preferred to RFA or TACE (therapeutic hierarchy concept). Additional comparative cohort studies are urgently needed to increase the certainty of this evidence.

Keyphrases

radiofrequency ablation
early stage
systematic review
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
meta analyses
radiation therapy
patient reported
sentinel lymph node
case control
rectal cancer