Primary treatment of chondroblastoma with percutaneous radio-frequency heat ablation: report of three cases.
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.
Erickson
J K
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Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Bartlett 405, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Rosenthal
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Zaleske
D J
DJ
Gebhardt
M C
MC
Cates
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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