Combined resection and radiofrequency ablation for advanced hepatic malignancies: results in 172 patients.

Background: Resection combined with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a novel approach in patients who are otherwise unresectable. The objective of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of hepatic resection combined with RFA.

Methods: Patients with multifocal hepatic malignancies were treated with surgical resection combined with RFA.

Cutaneous angiosarcoma of the scalp: a multidisciplinary approach.

Background: Angiosarcoma is a malignant tumor of vascular endothelial cells that arises in the head and neck. It is a rare, difficult to treat, and lethal tumor.

Methods: Clinical data from patients who were diagnosed with angiosarcoma of the scalp between 1975 and 2002 at the University of Michigan were reviewed.