TY - JOUR
T1 - Radiofrequency ablation of needle tract seeding in hepatocellular carcinoma
AU - Espinoza, Sophie
AU - Briggs, Patricio
AU - Duret, Jean Sébastien
AU - Lapeyre, Matthieu
AU - De Baère, Thierry
PY - 2005/1/1
Y1 - 2005/1/1
N2 - A tumor needle tract seeding, 20 mm in diameter, was detected with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in a 72-year-old man, 10 months after radiofrequency ablation of a 55-mm subcapsular hepatocellular carcinoma. This seeding was successfully treated with ultrasound-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation. No recurrence was found after a 2-year follow-up either on contrast-enhanced computed tomography or MR imaging. Needle tract seeding treatment is not well established. Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of such seeding is one elegant potential treatment option. Efficacy seems promising but has to be confirmed in larger series. Further evaluation is needed.
AB - A tumor needle tract seeding, 20 mm in diameter, was detected with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in a 72-year-old man, 10 months after radiofrequency ablation of a 55-mm subcapsular hepatocellular carcinoma. This seeding was successfully treated with ultrasound-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation. No recurrence was found after a 2-year follow-up either on contrast-enhanced computed tomography or MR imaging. Needle tract seeding treatment is not well established. Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of such seeding is one elegant potential treatment option. Efficacy seems promising but has to be confirmed in larger series. Further evaluation is needed.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.RVI.0000153109.56827.70
DO - 10.1097/01.RVI.0000153109.56827.70
M3 - Article
C2 - 15872331
AN - SCOPUS:18444395308
SN - 1051-0443
VL - 16
SP - 743
EP - 746
JO - Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
JF - Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
IS - 5
ER -