Cornelis F, Havez M, Lippa N, Al-Ammari S, Verdier D, Carteret T, Amoretti N, Gangi A, Palussiere J, Hauger O, Grenier N. Radiologically guided percutaneous cryotherapy for soft tissue tumours: A promising treatment.
Diagn Interv Imaging 2013;
94:364-70. [PMID:
23491212 DOI:
10.1016/j.diii.2013.02.001]
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Abstract
Studies of percutaneous cryotherapy in the treatment of benign or malignant soft tissue tumours are rare and mainly involve small populations. Nevertheless, results show cryotherapy's potential in terms of local control of tumours, analgesic efficacy, reduced intra- and postoperative complications, and reduction in the length of convalescence after the procedure. The objective of this update is to set out the short-term prospects for this technique in the treatment of soft tissue tumours, so that it may be more widely offered in these indications.
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