Risk of seeding is reduced by associating diagnostic biopsy with percutaneous ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma

Risk of seeding is reduced by associating diagnostic biopsy with percutaneous ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma

[...]because before biopsy, it is not known what the histology might be, treating a lesion not fulfilling the above criteria, particularly with alcohol (when 1-2 cm in size), which does not require special equipment, nor general anaesthesia, is beneficial for the patient as the seeding risk is subst...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gut 2009-05, Vol.58 (5), p.734-5; author reply 735
Hauptverfasser: Germani, G, Pleguezuelo, M, Stigliano, R, Burroughs, A K
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alcohol
Biopsy, Needle - adverse effects
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - secondary
Confidence intervals
Humans
Liver cancer
Liver cirrhosis
Liver Neoplasms - pathology
Neoplasm Seeding
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:[...]because before biopsy, it is not known what the histology might be, treating a lesion not fulfilling the above criteria, particularly with alcohol (when 1-2 cm in size), which does not require special equipment, nor general anaesthesia, is beneficial for the patient as the seeding risk is substantially reduced.
ISSN:0017-5749
1468-3288
DOI:10.1136/gut.2008.167650