European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 185-190 , February 2008

Comparison of hepatic recurrences after resection or intraoperative radiofrequency ablation indicated by size and topographical characteristics of the metastases

  • F. Leblanc

      Affiliations

    • Digestive Tumours Unit, Institut Bergonie, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, 229 cours de l'Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux, France
    • Victor-Segalen Bordeaux 2 University, 146 rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
    • ,
  • M. Fonck

      Affiliations

    • Digestive Tumours Unit, Institut Bergonie, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, 229 cours de l'Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux, France
    • Victor-Segalen Bordeaux 2 University, 146 rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
    • ,
  • R. Brunet

      Affiliations

    • Digestive Tumours Unit, Institut Bergonie, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, 229 cours de l'Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux, France
    • Victor-Segalen Bordeaux 2 University, 146 rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
    • ,
  • Y. Becouarn

      Affiliations

    • Digestive Tumours Unit, Institut Bergonie, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, 229 cours de l'Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux, France
    • Victor-Segalen Bordeaux 2 University, 146 rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
    • ,
  • S. Mathoulin-Pélissier

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Department, Institut Bergonie, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, 229 cours de l'Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux, France
    • Victor-Segalen Bordeaux 2 University, 146 rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
    • ,
  • S. Evrard

      Affiliations

    • Digestive Tumours Unit, Institut Bergonie, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, 229 cours de l'Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux, France
    • Victor-Segalen Bordeaux 2 University, 146 rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 5 56 33 32 61; fax: +33 5 56 33 33 87.

,Accepted 30 September 2007.

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☆ Presented as a short oral communication at the 13th Congress of the European Society of Surgical Oncology, Venice, 1 December 2006.

PII: S0748-7983(07)00557-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.09.028

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 185-190 , February 2008

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