Table 4.

DFS, OS, and Local recurrence rate of the studies included with solitary CRLM ≤ 3cm.

References	Modality	DFS in months	Median OS in months		5 y OS in %		Local recurrence rate in %
Aliyev et al. (26)	RFA	Not reported	22	ns	47	ns	18	Significant
	Resection	Not reported	25		57		4
Aloia et al. (23)	RFA	Not reported	Not reported		18	Significant	31	Significant
	Resection	Not reported	Not reported		71		3
Hur et al. (28)	RFA	Not reported	Not reported		55.4	ns	13.3	ns
	Resection	Not reported	Not reported		56.1		4.3
Ko et al. (38)	RFA	Not reported	Not reported		80	ns	Not reported
	Resection	Not reported	Not reported		49.5		Not reported

RFA, Radiofrequency ablation; ns, not significant; DFS, disease free survival; OS, overall survival; y, year. The bold represent significant values.