Ablation of Bone Metastases
Metastatic disease is the most common neoplasm involving the skeletal system and can result in significant pain and morbidity. Although narcotic medications and external beam radiation therapy remain the standard…
ONCOLOGY
Ablation of Kidney Tumors
While surgical excision remains the gold standard for curative treatment of small renal cell carcinomas, ablative therapy has a place as a minimally invasive, kidney function–preserving therapy in carefully selected…
Ablative Therapies of the Breast
Minimally invasive ablative therapy techniques are being used in research protocols to treat benign and malignant tumors of the breast in select patient populations. These techniques offer the advantages of…
Planning and Follow-up After Ablation of Hepatic Tumors: Imaging Evaluation
CTs or MRIs are essential for preablative therapy planning of hepatic tumors to identify accurate size, number, and location of tumors. Tumors larger than 5 cm and located near the…
Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA), usually performed under percutaneous ultrasound guidance, is considered the gold standard among minimally invasive therapies. On the strength of some recent randomized trials, its indications include operable…
Radiofrequency Ablation of Neuroendocrine Hepatic Metastasis
Neuroendocrine cancer commonly metastasizes to the liver and often presents as unresectable disease. Liver resection or debulking most of the tumor provides a survival advantage for patients. Whether used alone…
Ablative Therapies for Colorectal Liver Metastases
Ablative therapies remain a useful adjunct in the multidisciplinary treatment of patients with colorectal liver metastases not amenable to hepatic resection. This review summarizes the rationale, underlying mechanisms, techniques, complications,…
Basic Science Research in Thermal Ablation
Thermal ablation, which induces irreversible cellular injury from focal high-temperature tissue heating that is generated from a focal energy source, has become an accepted treatment option for focal primary and…
The Ongoing History of Thermal Therapy for Cancer
Through 5,000 years of practice, physicians, surgeons, clergy, or lay people have used thermal therapy to treat mass lesions now known as cancer. The methods have changed dramatically over this…
Breast Cancer Care in the Community: Challenges, Opportunities, and Outcomes
In the USA, 80% of patients with breast cancer are treated by community breast surgeons. NCDB data indicate that there are only small differences in outcomes between lower volume cancer…
