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30 July 2021: Original Paper

Clinical Outcomes of Ablation Compared with Resection for Single Hepatocellular Carcinoma Lesions, as a Primary Treatment or Bridging to Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Comparative Study

Elizabeth M. Ward 1ABCDEF* , Ahmed Elshawadfy Sherif 12BCDEF* , Stephen O’Neill 3CD , Michael Hughes 1B , Hamish Ireland 4DE , Stephen J. Wigmore 1ADE , Anya Adair 1ADE*

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.931980

Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e931980

Table 3 The pattern of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence in all patients after ablative therapies and surgical resection.

VariableATSRP value
0.001*
 No recurrence64 (69.6%)40 (57.1%)
 Local or resection margin recurrence8 (8.7%)6 (10.0%)
 De-novo hepatic recurrence19 (20.7%)10 (14.3%)
 Extra-hepatic recurrence1 (1.1%)13 (18.6%)
0.056
 Yes20 (71.4%)14 (46.7%)
 No8 (28.6%)16 (53.3%)
* Significant at 0.05 probability level.

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Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358
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