title: Clinical experience with CO2 laser vaporization of neoplasm.
abstract: The use of the CO2 laser in the treatment of two types of cancer, advanced ovarian carcinoma and tumors of the liver, has proven to be a useful form of adjunctive therapy. It has proven effective in vaporizing ovarian tumors ranging in size from 5 to 20 mm and liver tumors ranging in size from 1 to 4 cm. This modality is preferable to traditional excision-and-repair techniques, which are far more traumatic and may result in considerable loss of blood.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014835:Volatilization