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Minimally Invasive Interventions in the Thorax for Tumor Treatment and Palliation
Anna Sophia McKenney1, Erica S Alexander1, Ken Zhao1
1From the Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 E 68th St, P520, New York, NY 10065 (A.S.M.); and Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (E.S.A., K.Z., E.Z., S.B.S., C.T.S., V.S.S.).
Abstract:
Interventional radiologists are key members of the multidisciplinary team involved in the care of patients with primary or metastatic neoplastic disease in the thorax. Percutaneous ablation is a safe and efficacious treatment of lung tumors, especially for patients with medical comorbidities or oligometastatic disease. Endovascular approaches can benefit patients with thoracic oncologic disease by allowing for primary arterial treatment, preoperative embolization, or embolization for tumor-related hemoptysis. Drainage and shunt procedures can help alleviate symptoms in patients with malignant pleural effusions, chylothoraces, and pericardial effusions. The authors summarize several available minimally invasive interventions to the thorax for tumor treatment and symptom palliation. ©RSNA, 2025.
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