A 55-year-old female patient with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is undergoing radiofrequency ablation. The nurse should recognize what goal of this treatment?
A) Destruction of the patient's liver tumor
B) Restoration of portal vein patency
C) Destruction of a liver abscess
D) Reversal of metastasis
Ans: A
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Using radiofrequency ablation, a tumor up to 5 cm in size can be destroyed in one treatment session. This technique does not address circulatory function or abscess formation. It does not allow for the reversal of metastasis.
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