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Application of Microwave Ablation for Treating Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report



Kiani A1 ; Taghavi K2 ; Rokniyazdi H3 ; Abedini A2
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  1. 1. Tracheal Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, NRITLD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Radiology and Imaging, MIC, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

Source: Tanaffos Published:2017

Abstract

Pulmonary metastases occasionally do not respond to chemotherapy and surgery. Moreover, some early stage cancer patients, who are candidates for surgery, are unable to tolerate surgery. In such cases, microwave ablation is a convenient alternative for tumor eradication. Microwave ablation has low morbidity and mortality rates compared to traditional cancer treatments. Moreover, the lower procedural cost, potential to perform treatment in an outpatient setting, and repeatability are beneficial aspects of this technique. Herein, we report an adenocarcinoma case that was potentially unsuitable for surgery and was treated with percutaneous microwave pulmonary tumor ablation in August 2015 at the Bronchoscopy and Laser ward of the Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Iran. © 2017 NRITLD, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Iran.