Percutaneous Cryotherapy for Treatment of Chondroblastoma: Early Experience
Journal Article
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· Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
- Centre Léon Berard, Department of Interventional Radiology (France)
Surgical curettage is currently the standard of care for the chondroblastoma, but in peri-articular tumors it is limited by its morbidity. In this preliminary report, we evaluate the feasibility of percutaneous cryotherapy as an alternative ablative treatment for chondroblastoma. Three patients with a chondroblastoma treated by CT scan-guided cryotherapy are presented in this article. Pain permanently disappeared 2 days after the procedure. No local tumor recurrence or cartilage damage was observed by MRI performed 1 year after the intervention. This preliminary case report suggests that percutaneous cryotherapy may be a possible alternative to the current standard of care in chondroblastoma. Further studies are needed to evaluate if this technique offers similar anti-tumoral efficacy while providing better pain relief and less morbidity than curettage.
- OSTI ID:
- 22953160
- Journal Information:
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Journal Name: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 42; ISSN 0174-1551; ISSN CAIRDG
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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