Cryosurgery in the treatment of bone metastases from renal cell carcinoma.
Solitary metastasis is uncommon, occurring in 1.6% to 3.2% of patients with renal cell carcinoma. Because of the potential of survival, amputation of an extremity with a metastasis is frequently advocated, particularly after successful nephrectomy. The cure rate with amputation is approximately 30%. Cryosurgery for treatment of localized and limited bony metastasis in an alternative to more radical surgery. This is a report of follow-up observation of the original series of cases as well as the addition of 4 new cases with multiple metastasis.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003452:Cryosurgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009392:Nephrectomy; D013997:Time Factors