title: Primary treatment of chondroblastoma with percutaneous radio-frequency heat ablation: report of three cases.
abstract: Chondroblastomas are benign cartilaginous lesions; however, intervention is necessary to stop progression and alleviate pain. The authors evaluated three patients in whom minimally invasive percutaneous radio-frequency heat ablation was used to treat pathologically proven chondroblastoma to determine whether this treatment demonstrated long-term success. The authors found that this approach may be an effective alternative to surgical intervention in some cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Bartlett 405, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Zaleske
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gebhardt
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cates
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male