Rate of seeding with biopsies and ablations of hepatocellular carcinoma: A retrospective cohort study
Jean‐Luc Szpakowski, Todd E. Drasin, Liisa L. Lyon – 29 September 2017 – Biopsies of liver masses that prove to be hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) are associated with a risk of seeding the abdominal or chest wall with tumor cells. The reported frequency of seeding varies greatly in the literature. We performed a retrospective cohort study in a large integrated health care system to examine rates of seeding in patients with HCC who had targeted liver biopsies, ablations, or both performed by community radiologists.