[Ultrasound-guided percutaneous injection of alcohol. Is it an elective therapy in small diameter nodular hepatocarcinoma associated with cirrhosis?].

The authors discuss percutaneous alcohol injection as elective therapy for small hepatocellular carcinoma (less than 5 cm) in liver cirrhosis. Thirteen patients were classified as Child C cirrhosis. Thirty-six months actuarial survival is 60%. These results are similar in patients selected for surgical resection.