Can Tumor Recurrence Be Predicted by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings Before Microwave Ablation in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma?

Objective: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common cancer. The primary treatment is surgery or liver transplantation. Percutaneous ablation techniques constitute the primary treatment in patients who are not suitable for surgery. Although it gives successful results, some studies report a recurre...

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Main Author: Mustafa Özdemir
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Language:English
Published: Sakarya University 2024-09-01
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description Objective: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common cancer. The primary treatment is surgery or liver transplantation. Percutaneous ablation techniques constitute the primary treatment in patients who are not suitable for surgery. Although it gives successful results, some studies report a recurrence rate of up to 50%. This study aimed to obtain an idea about the possibility of possible recurrence by evaluating the lesion characteristics in the pre-procedural MRI images of patients with and without recurrence. Methods: Forty-eight patients who underwent microwave ablation for HCC in our center between 2018 and 2021 were included in the study. Lesion size, presence of peripheral enhancement, arterial contrast enhancement, and T2 signal characteristics were evaluated on pre-procedural MRI. Subsequently, the relationship of these features with tumor recurrence was evaluated. Results: The risk of recurrence was higher in patients with lesion sizes with larger than 3 cm diameter and in lesions showing peripheral contrast enhancement (p= 0.036 and p= 0.021, respectively). Conclusion: Close follow-up will be beneficial in HCCs larger than 3 cm and showing peripheral enhancement since there is a high probability of recurrence after ablation.
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spelling doaj-art-197e23af85c1498dadff6fdaee99d8b22025-08-20T02:13:44ZengSakarya UniversitySakarya Tıp Dergisi2146-409X2024-09-0114327628110.31832/smj.147396728Can Tumor Recurrence Be Predicted by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings Before Microwave Ablation in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma?Mustafa Özdemir0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1934-5346SAKARYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, RADYOLOJİ ANABİLİM DALIObjective: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common cancer. The primary treatment is surgery or liver transplantation. Percutaneous ablation techniques constitute the primary treatment in patients who are not suitable for surgery. Although it gives successful results, some studies report a recurrence rate of up to 50%. This study aimed to obtain an idea about the possibility of possible recurrence by evaluating the lesion characteristics in the pre-procedural MRI images of patients with and without recurrence. Methods: Forty-eight patients who underwent microwave ablation for HCC in our center between 2018 and 2021 were included in the study. Lesion size, presence of peripheral enhancement, arterial contrast enhancement, and T2 signal characteristics were evaluated on pre-procedural MRI. Subsequently, the relationship of these features with tumor recurrence was evaluated. Results: The risk of recurrence was higher in patients with lesion sizes with larger than 3 cm diameter and in lesions showing peripheral contrast enhancement (p= 0.036 and p= 0.021, respectively). Conclusion: Close follow-up will be beneficial in HCCs larger than 3 cm and showing peripheral enhancement since there is a high probability of recurrence after ablation.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3886931hepatocellular carcinomamicrowave ablationmrihepatocellular carcinomamicrowave ablationmri
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Can Tumor Recurrence Be Predicted by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings Before Microwave Ablation in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma?
Sakarya Tıp Dergisi
hepatocellular carcinoma
microwave ablation
mri
hepatocellular carcinoma
microwave ablation
mri
title Can Tumor Recurrence Be Predicted by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings Before Microwave Ablation in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma?
title_full Can Tumor Recurrence Be Predicted by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings Before Microwave Ablation in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma?
title_fullStr Can Tumor Recurrence Be Predicted by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings Before Microwave Ablation in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma?
title_full_unstemmed Can Tumor Recurrence Be Predicted by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings Before Microwave Ablation in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma?
title_short Can Tumor Recurrence Be Predicted by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings Before Microwave Ablation in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma?
title_sort can tumor recurrence be predicted by magnetic resonance imaging findings before microwave ablation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
topic hepatocellular carcinoma
microwave ablation
mri
hepatocellular carcinoma
microwave ablation
mri
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3886931
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