Combined MRI and Fluoroscopic Guided Radiofrequency Ablation of a Renal Tumor

Journal Article · Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2009 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-008-9334-4· OSTI ID:21426331

Sabharwal, Tarun ^[1]; Gangi, Afshin ^[2]; Adam, Andreas ^[1]

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1. Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, Interventional Radiology Department (United Kingdom)
2. University Hospital of Strasbourg, Radiology Department (France)

Percutaneous CT- and ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has been shown to have very promising medium-term results. We present a unique case of recurrent RCC after partial nephrectomy in a patient with a single kidney and impaired renal function. This tumor could not be visualized either with CT or with ultrasound. A combination of magnetic resonance imaging and fluoroscopic guidance was used, to the best of our knowledge for the first time, to ablate the tumor with radiofrequency. The patient was cancer-free and off dialysis at 30-month follow up.

• OSTI ID: 21426331
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 32, Issue 1; Conference: BSIR 2008: Annual meeting of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe, Manchester (United Kingdom), 5-7 Nov 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-008-9334-4; Copyright (c) 2009 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC; ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DISEASES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
NEOPLASMS
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