Microwave Ablation for the Treatment of Hepatic Adenomas. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2016 Feb;27(2):244-9
Date
02/03/2016Pubmed ID
26830938DOI
10.1016/j.jvir.2015.09.021Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84959335787 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 26 CitationsAbstract
Microwave (MW) ablation was used to treat 12 hepatocellular adenomas in six patients (five women and one man; mean age, 39.6 y). Mean treated tumor size was 2.7 cm ± 2.0. Tumor response was evaluated with serial cross-sectional imaging for a mean follow-up of 12.6 months ± 7.1. Primary treatment effectiveness and local tumor control were 100%. There were no instances of hemorrhage, malignant transformation, new hepatic tumors, or extrahepatic metastases. This early experience of treatment of hepatic adenomas by MW ablation demonstrates it to be a safe and feasible treatment modality at short-term follow-up. Continued investigation, including comparison with other treatment modalities, is warranted.
Author List
Smolock AR, Cristescu MM, Potretzke TA, Ziemlewicz TJ, Lubner MG, Hinshaw JL, Brace CL, Lee FT JrAuthor
Mircea M. Cristescu MD Assistant Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Adenoma, Liver CellAdult
Biopsy
Catheter Ablation
Contrast Media
Female
Humans
Iohexol
Liver Neoplasms
Male
Microwaves
Middle Aged
Radiography, Interventional
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
