Ablative Approaches for Pulmonary Metastases.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
Pulmonary metastases are common in patients with cancer for which surgery is considered a standard approach in appropriately selected patients. A number of patients are not candidates for surgery due to a medical comorbidities or the extent of surgery required. For these patients, noninvasive or minimally invasive approaches to ablate pulmonary metastases are potential treatment strategies. This article summarizes the rationale and outcomes for non-surgical treatment approaches, including radiotherapy, radiofrequency and microwave ablation, for pulmonary metastases.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Boyer, MJ; Ricardi, U; Ball, D; Salama, JK
Published Date
- February 2016
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 26 / 1
Start / End Page
- 19 - 34
PubMed ID
- 26611507
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1558-5069
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2015.09.004
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States