Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Risk Factors for Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Radiofrequency Ablation

analysis of the risk factors of intra-hepatic distant recurrence (IDR) of hepatocellular carcinoma within 1 year after radiofrequency ablation.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Proved diagnosis of HCC according to AASLD practice guidelines (Bruix and Sherman, 2005).
2. Patients underwent RFA for HCC with BCLC (The Barcelona-Clinic- Liver-Cancer staging system) stage A (Bruix and Sherman, 2005) with no eligibility or ability to do transplantation or resection.
3. Patients should be followed-up for more than 12 months to exclude early recurrence i.e. recurrence within 1 year.
4. Patients with INR < 1.5 or prothrombin concentration > 50%.
5. Platelet count > 50000 cell/mm3.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Presence of extra-hepatic metastasis or gross vascular invasion.
2. Child class C patients.
3. Follow up period of less than 12 months.