Advantages of RFA and other methods of percutaneous thermal ablation
- Low mortality and complication rates (Multicenter surveys report mortality rates ranging from 0.1% to 0.5%, major complication rates ranging from 2.2% to 3.1%, and minor complication rates ranging from 5% to 8.9%.)
- Repeatability
- Minimally invasive and shorter recovery times compared with surgery
- Can be used in combination with other treatment therapies
- Less destruction of nonneoplastic tissue than surgery
