Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Liver Tumors in the Caudate Lobe

To evaluate the effectiveness of radiofrequency (RF) ablation for liver tumors located in the caudate lobe.Ten patients (46-79 years of age; median, 70 y), eight with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cirrhosis and two with colorectal metastases in the caudate lobe, were treated with 5.8% NaCl tissue-perfused monopolar (n=7) or bipolar (n=3) RF ablation. The median tumor diameter was 41 mm (range, 25-70 mm). Procedures were performed under...