Outpatient CT-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of a pulmonary metastasis followed by surgical resection and histopathological analysis was performed in a 72-year-old lady suffering from a peritoneal leiomyosarcoma. Histological workup 3 weeks post-ablation showed complete devitalization of the metastasis. This case report demonstrates that complete thermal destruction of a pulmonary metastasis by percutaneous image-guided RFA is possible.
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Steinke, K., Habicht, J., Thomsen, S. et al. CT-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation of a Pulmonary Metastasis Followed by Surgical Resection. CVIR 25, 543–546 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-002-2646-x
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