Journal of hepatology
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Journal of hepatology · Feb 2012
Comparative StudySurvival comparison between surgical resection and radiofrequency ablation for patients in BCLC very early/early stage hepatocellular carcinoma.
To compare the survival between surgical resection (SR) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) very early/early stage. ⋯ For HCC patients in BCLC very early/early stage, there was no significant difference in OS between SR and RFA. However, SR yielded better DFS than RFA.