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Interstitial Laser Photocoagulation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Liver Malignancies

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

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Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequently occurring type of primary liver tumor. It may appear ex novo in an apparently healthy liver without previous evidence of macro regeneration nodules or, more frequently, in cases of chronic liver disease, especially cirrhosis (Franco 1990). In Italy HCC is found to occur in approximately 3% of cirrhotic patients, while the liver tumors most frequently observed in oncology are metastatic. Autopsy-based research performed between 1905 and 1973 confirmed the presence of hepatic metastases in 24–36% of patients deceased due to malignancies (Bengmark and Hafstrom 1969; Wilkes 1973; Colombo et al. 1991; Wolf et al. 1991).

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Siena, Le Scotte Hospital, Viale Bracci 2, 1-53100, Siena, Italy

    F. S. Ferrari MD, F. Burresi MD, G. Poggianti MD & P. Stefani MD (Professor and Chairman)

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Ferrari, F.S., Burresi, F., Poggianti, G., Stefani, P. (1999). Interstitial Laser Photocoagulation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. In: Bartolozzi, C., Lencioni, R. (eds) Liver Malignancies. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58641-5_21

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