Liver Cancer
Studies describe new findings in liver cancer research
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, September 12th, 2005
Study 1: Microwave tissue coagulation yields acceptable results in resected livers.
"Liver resection is the most effective form of treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The use of a microwave tissue coagulator has been reported to enable limited liver resections for the patients with poor hepatic reserve," researchers in Japan report.
"Herein, we report the clinical outcome of 214 patients with HCC who underwent non-anatomical liver resection using MTC in accordance with the tumor size. A...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2005-09-12)
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