In:
Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Romanian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vol. 27, No. 4 ( 2018-12-31), p. 399-407
Abstract:
Aims: To report on the long-term impact of tumor and non-tumor related parameters on local recurrence, distant recurrence and survival in patients with naïve or recurrent type hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated by radiofrequency ablation (RFA).Methods: We performed 240 RFA sessions on 133 patients with 156 HCC nodules developed on a background of liver cirrhosis and analyzed the outcomes.Results: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound performed one month after RFA showed complete ablation in 119 out of 133 (89.65%) patients. With a median follow-up of 46 months, 3-, 5- and 7-year survival rates were 61.7%, 35.7%, and 22.6%, respectively. Previous ethanol injection and histological grade were significantly related to local tumor progression. Child-Pugh class, incomplete ablation, histological grade, previous ethanol injection, alpha-fetoprotein level before the treatment, and local recurrence were all significantly related to distant recurrence. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that age, Child-Pugh class, distant recurrence and multiple incomplete ablations were significantly related to survival.Conclusion: Radiofrequency ablation could be locally curative for HCC, resulting in a survival longer than 7 years. Previous ethanol injection and incomplete ablations were strongly associated with poor outcomes.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1842-1121
,
1841-8724
DOI:
10.15403/jgld.2014.1121.274.pro
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Romanian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Publication Date:
2018
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2253255-9
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