Figure 7From: Comparison of percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation and surgical resection for small hepatocellular carcinoma Cumulative recurrence free survival rate between percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation (PRFA) group patients without liver cirrhosis (LC) (n = 35) and surgical resection (SR) group patients without liver cirrhosis (LC) (n = 19). The 1-, 3- and 5-year recurrence free survival rates after PRFA and SR were 93.0%, 52.5% and 22.2%, respectively in the PRFA group without LC and 100%, 75.7% and 30.4%, respectively in the SR group without LC. There was no significant differences between these two groups as determined using the log-rank test (P = 0.258).Back to article page