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Microwave Ablation and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Hepatocellular carcinoma remains one of the most common malignant neoplasms and is responsible for greater than one million deaths per year [1]. Prognosis of HCC is exceedingly poor because of the high malignancy biology, high recurrence, and overall resistance to current therapies [2].

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Martin, R.C.G. (2011). Microwave Ablation and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. In: McMasters, K. (eds) Hepatocellular Carcinoma:. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-522-4_17

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