The tumor was completely cooked with radiofrequency technology. 6-year-old boy became the youngest beneficiary in China The Hepatobiliary Surgery Department of Zhejiang Medical Second Hospital saw a 6-year-old child last month. Xiaohao from Wenzhou was accompanied by his mother and aunt to the radiofrequency clinic. The aunt said that the child had been in good health, but a medical checkup revealed that he had liver cancer, and the family couldn’t figure out how such a young child could have this disease. Xiaohao’s mother said that she had already taken the child to several hospitals in Shanghai, but because there were tumor tissues in the left and right liver, they could not do liver surgery. Later, they heard that there is a new technology in Zhejiang Medical Second Hospital to eliminate liver tumors without opening the abdomen, so they wanted to give it a try. They were discharged from hospital in two days after the ablation surgery. Radiofrequency ablation for liver cancer is a new technology from the U.S. The radiofrequency surgery includes three steps of positioning, heating and needle ablation. Under the surveillance of ultrasound, a 1.6 mm diameter electrode needle is inserted into the lesion area of liver cancer and heated by RF transmitter, and instantly, the temperature of the needle reaches over 100℃ to “cook” the liver tumor. After the tumor is cooked, it will not bleed even if the liver is removed. “If the liver cancer is less than 3 cm in diameter, the tumor cells can be completely killed without removing the liver and burning through the focal tissue.” Within 3 cm, no incision is needed, and after the surgery, there is only a needle eye of about two millimeters on the belly, and an anti-inflammatory tape can be put on it, and he can be discharged from the hospital about two days after the surgery. When the surgery was done, Xiaohao’s mother was still very nervous and wanted to be with her, Xiaohao was young and the doctor agreed to have her family with her. The mother held Xiaohao’s hand and told him not to move. When the RF was over and the RF needle was withdrawn, Xiaohao screamed “ouch ouch ouch” twice and did not move. Two days later, Xiaohao was discharged from the hospital. Yesterday, Xiaohao came to the hospital for re-examination and his tumor indicators were well controlled. Radiofrequency ablation surgery can be done for 1/3 of tumor patients Director Fang Heqing of Hepatobiliary Surgery Department of Zhejiang Medical Second Hospital said that liver cancer is called “the king of cancer”, but in fact, liver cancer is not terrible, the key is early detection and early treatment. For small hepatocellular carcinoma, no matter it is primary or metastatic, it can be treated by radiofrequency ablation. This surgical method is less traumatic and has quick recovery. The RF Center of ZMC II is one of the first hospitals in the province to carry out this technology, and has successfully carried out more than 1000 cases so far. Many patients with liver cancer and lung cancer have survived for more than 10 years. Recently, the department has done several cases of radiofrequency bloodless liver resection, and the bleeding volume is less than 50 ml. Radiofrequency ablation treatment for liver cancer is like burning liver cancer to death, which belongs to the category of minimally invasive treatment and can replace part of traditional surgery for small liver cancer. The proportion of radiofrequency surgery for small liver cancer in developed countries such as Japan and the United States is over 60%. Recently, the UK has developed the most advanced international bloodless liver resection RF technology, which takes only 10 seconds per RF, and there is basically no bleeding after RF to remove the liver. “Our department has introduced this technology and instruments. The combination of radiofrequency ablation and liver cancer resection with bloodless liver resection has many benefits, first of all, the tumor will not metastasize due to extrusion and the recurrence rate is low, and the surgery is less bleeding, less traumatic and the patient recovers quickly; there is no need to block the blood flow to the liver and there is no impact on the normal liver.” Professor Wu Yulian, director of hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery at ZMC II, said. Radiofrequency ablation surgery is also effective for metastatic tumors, and ZMC II has applied this technology to lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, thyroid cancer and kidney cancer. Generally speaking, solid tumors can be treated by “burning off”. If tumors are detected early, 1/2 to 1/3 of tumor patients can be treated with radiofrequency ablation surgery. The current cost of radiofrequency ablation surgery is around$15,000.