**2. Indications for RFA**

Before considering RFA as a treatment option it should be remembered that hepatic resection still remains the standard treatment for patients with malignant liver tumors and offers the best chance for cure and survival. The volume of the liver remnant after resection is the most important factor when hepatic surgery is considered in a patient with liver cancer. Currently any hepatic involvement by a cancer is considered resectable if during surgery sufficient amount of tumor-free liver parenchyma can be spared, with preserved or reconstructed inflow, outflow and bile drainage. Otherwise RFA alone or in combination with resection can be performed to control the malignant disease in the liver.
