Figure 9.

Volumes of hepatic VX2 carcinoma 21 days after reinoculation. A, Photographs of the hepatic VX2 carcinoma of five rabbits selected from the control group and five from group I. 1, Group I, RFA at 55°C; 2, control group. The top row shows hepatic VX2 carcinoma of rabbits treated with RFA, and large tumors were seen. The bottom row shows hepatic VX2 carcinoma of control rabbits with smaller tumors. B, 1, group I, RFA at 55°C; 2, control group. Data are expressed as means ± SD of three independent experiments. (*P < 0.05, by Student's t test)