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Old 09-26-2008, 01:51 PM   #11
Esther
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When the liver lesion is so close to a major blood source, surgery is not an option because the risk of bleeding is too great.

It is a trickier situation with less options when it is close to a major blood supply. The blood flow makes RFA ineffective due to the cooling effects, unless a combo of treatments is possible and re-section is too risky.
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