By Lee M. Ellis, Steven A. Curley, Kenneth K. Tanabe

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Radiofrequency ablation of large hepatocellular carcinomas. Radiology 2000; 214:761–768. Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Malignancies 2 Radiofrequency Ablation of Colon and Rectal Carcinoma Liver Metastases Kenneth K. Tanabe and Michael A. Choti Liver metastases from colon and rectal cancer are the most frequent hepatic malignancy in the United States. Although surgical resection remains the only established potentially curative option for patients with isolated hepatic metastases, most patients are not candidates for resection.

Van Kleef M, Liem L, Lousberg R, Barendse G, Kessels F, Sluijter M. Radiofrequency lesion adjacent to the dorsal root ganglion for cervicobrachial pain: a prospective double blind randomized study. Neurosurgery 1996; 38:1127–1151. 18. Wagshal AB, Pires LA, Huang SK. Management of cardiac arrhythmias with radiofrequency catheter ablation. Arch Intern Med 1995; 155:137–147. 19. Kay GN, Plumb VJ. The present role of radiofrequency catheter ablation in the management of cardiac arrhythmias. Am J Med 1996; 100:344–356.

Primary liver cancer was treated in 48 patients and metastatic liver tumors were treated in 75 patients. Percutaneous and intraoperative RFA was performed in 31 patients and 92 patients, respectively. 4%. All treated tumors were completely necrotic on imaging studies after completion of the RFA treatments. 8%), but metastatic disease had developed at other sites in 34 patients. Based on these results, these investigators concluded that RFA is a safe, well-tolerated, and effective treatment in patients with unresectable hepatic malignancies.

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