Percutaneous ethanol is an alcohol that is injected into the cancerous tumor directly and sufficiently destroys the liver cancer. The procedure is fairly straightforward with minor side effects including a fever and mild pain after the surgery. Some risks are involved, for example if the alcohol fuses from the liver, it can cause severe pain. This procedure is ideal for tumors smaller than three centimeters in size, but your oncologist may recommend thermal ablation depending on your individual situation as percutaneous ethanol injection is becoming less common.

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