[Interventional radiology procedures for malignancies of the liver: ablation procedures]. / Traitement des tumeurs malignes du foie par radiologie interventionnelle: techniques ablatives.

ABSTRACT

Percutaneous ablative procedures allow curative treatment of stage BCLC 0 or BCLC A hepatocellular carcinoma, as well as liver metastases of colorectal cancer. Several methods exist including radiofrequency ablation, the most commonly used. These techniques can be used in combination with surgical excision or alone if surgery is contraindicated. They are associated with significantly reduced mortality as compared to surgery.