A unique case of hepatocellular carcinoma treated with radiofrequency ablation with more than 12 years overall survival: a case report

Case Rep Med. 2010:2010:151846. doi: 10.1155/2010/151846. Epub 2011 Jan 2.

Abstract

The case of a 72-year-old male patient with HCC is presented in whom percutaneous RFA was used as the sole first-line anticancer treatment, since he denied having partial hepatectomy. The patient underwent RFA two more times, at 1.5 years for treating a local tumor progression at the initial ablation site and at 11 years after the first session for treating a new remote intrahepatic recurrence. He revealed a long-term survival of more than 12 years so far and still remains in excellent clinical status.

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