Cryoablation and cementoplasty of a pathologic fracture in the sternum
John A Swan1, David M Liu, Paul W Clarkson
1Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, 899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada. peter.munk@vch.ca.
Abstract:
A 49-year-old man with metastatic melanoma and pathologic fracture of the sternum was deemed to be a poor candidate for general anaesthesia. He suffered severe pain and range of motion limitation that did not respond to narcotic therapy. Ultimately, the lesion was managed with computed tomography-guided cryoablation and subsequent cementoplasty, and saw good initial clinical results.
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