Radiofrequency Ablation for Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Editor Minshan Chen, MD, PhD, is a Professor of surgery at the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China. Editor Yaojun Zhang, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of surgery at the same department. Editor W.Y. Lau, MD, FACS, is a Professor of Surgery at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and an Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

• Diagnosis of small Hepatocellular carcinoma.- Pathobiologic characteristics of small hepatocellular carcinoma.- Radiofrequency ablation systems and operating mechanisms.- Initial Clinical Assessment and Patient Selection.- Percutaneous Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation.- Laparoscopic and Open RFA.- Peri-RFA care and management of complications.- Combined therapies of RFA.- Radiological assessment and follow-up after radiofrequency.- Adjuvant therapy after Radiofrequency Ablation.- Surgery vs Radiofrequecy Ablation for Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma.