title: The cryoprobe retractor in the microsurgical dissection of tumors. Technical note.
abstract: A technique is outlined for retraction of tumors under the operating microscope using the microcyoprobe. The method depends on temperatures settings in the--20 degrees to--30 degrees C range to produce a small ice bond uniting tumor and cryoprobe. No attempt is made to create a solid frozen tumor. The locally avascular field and retraction provided ideal circumstances for microdissection. Examples of this approach are outlined with case summaries for spinal cord ependymoma and hemangioblastoma.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000601:surgery*; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007053:Ice; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D007053:Ice