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Table 2 Location of tumors with incomplete ablation in 460 HCC patients

From: Microwave ablation is as effective as radiofrequency ablation for very-early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma

Unfavorable location

The entire cohort

RFA group

MWA group

Adjacent to a major vessel

3

1

2

Near pericardium

2

1

1

Near diaphragm

2

1

1

Caudate lobe

1

0

1

Total

8

3

5

  1. MWA microwave ablation, RFA radiofrequency ablation