Key points • Percutaneous ablation of bone and soft tissue metastases may be performed for palliation of pain, prevention of complications due to progressive disease, and local disease control in…
Key points • Thermal ablation is a proven method for treatment of early-stage non–small cell lung carcinoma for patients who are medically inoperable. • Basic approaches to lung biopsy and…
Introduction Head and neck cancers are a complex, heterogeneous group of diseases with a variety of treatment options. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation all have a role. Outcomes data are often…
Key points • Interventional management of thoracic metastases involves careful consideration not only of parenchymal lesions, but also pleural and chest wall disease. • Management of parenchymal metastases is similar…
Key points • Intraarterial procedures are useful for pain palliation, local disease control and as an adjunct to a planned surgical intervention. • Meticulous angiographic technique and careful monitoring of…
Primary central nervous system tumors constitute a relatively rare, but significant, fatal health problem in the United States and the rest of the world. Every year in the United States…
Key points • Prostate interventions can be used to both diagnose and treat prostate cancer. • Although none have been shown to affect outcomes, and the data regarding side effects…
Introduction Intraarterial chemotherapy has long been investigated as a potentially superior treatment modality for tumors of the cervicocephalic, thoracic and abdominopelvic regions, and the limbs. Tumors of the brain, head,…
Key points • Uterine leiomyomata are common benign neoplasms that may cause symptoms related either to tissue bulk or bleeding for many women. • Triage to the ideal treatment depends…
Key points • In general, the higher the cholangiocarcinoma (type 3 and type 4) and the more multifocal the disease/obstruction, the more likely the patient is to require percutaneous therapy/drainage…
