Overall Survival Rates Become Similar Between Percutaneous Ablation and Hepatic Resection With Increasing Age Among Elderly Patients With Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

With increasing patient age, the treatment outcomes of ablation become similar to those of resection. A higher liver/other cause-related death rate in very elderly patients may shorten the life expectancy, which may lead to the same OS regardless of whether resection or ablation is chosen.