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Thermal Ablation for the Treatment of Abdominal Tumors
Published on: March 7, 2011
Nonoperable recurrent renal cell carcinoma: management with embolization and CT-guided RF ablation
Loukas Thanos1, Maria Pomomi, Sophia Mylona
1Department of Radiology, Korgialenio Benakio Red Cross Hospital of Athens, 11526 Athens, Greece. loutharad@yahoo.com
Abstract:
We report the case of a 59-year-old male who underwent embolization and computed-tomography-guided radiofrequency ablation of a recurrent renal cell carcinoma that developed after radical nephrectomy in contiguity to the inferior vena cava. The alternative of a new operation was rejected because of the proximity of the tumor to the vessel and percutaneous approach seemed to be the better solution.
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