TY - BOOK AU - Ahmed Ibrahim Mohamed Ali Saleh AU - Ahmed Fouad Soliman, AU - Maha Sayed Hasab Allah , AU - Wafaa Mohamed Ezzat , TI - Microwave ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma lesions near to hepatic capsule, large vessels and gastrointestinal tract / PY - 2017/// CY - Cairo : PB - Ahmed Ibrahim Mohamed Ali Saleh , KW - Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) KW - Hepatocellular carcinoma lesions KW - Microwave ablation N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University -Faculty of Medicine - Department of Tropical Medicine; Issued also as CD N2 - Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for nearly 90% of the primary liver tumors and is currently the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Approximately 500000 new cases of HCC are diagnosed worldwide each year . In the meantime, non-surgical treatment modalities have been developed for hepatic tumors for more than 10 years . Imaging-guided thermal ablation with use of different energy sources, such as radiofrequency, microwave, high intensity- focused ultrasound (HIFU), or laser . The benefits of thermal ablation include low morbidity, few complications and repeatability for recurrence ER -