Ablative Approaches for Pulmonary Metastases - 24/11/15

Résumé |
Pulmonary metastases are common in patients with cancer for which surgery is considered a standard approach in appropriately selected patients. A number of patients are not candidates for surgery due to a medical comorbidities or the extent of surgery required. For these patients, noninvasive or minimally invasive approaches to ablate pulmonary metastases are potential treatment strategies. This article summarizes the rationale and outcomes for non-surgical treatment approaches, including radiotherapy, radiofrequency and microwave ablation, for pulmonary metastases.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Pulmonary metastases, Ablative therapy, Radiotherapy, Oligometastases
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Vol 26 - N° 1
P. 19-34 - février 2016 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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