Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of a lung metastasis: delayed cavitation with no infection.
A 64-year-old man presented with a lung metastasis of the lower left lobe. After partial response with chemotherapy, a thoracotomy was performed that did not allow a wedge resection, and lobectomy was contraindicated by the patient's ventilatory function. Radiofrequency ablation of this lung metastasis was thus performed, followed by a delayed cavitation with no infection, which, to our knowledge, has not yet been described.
Marchand
Bruno
B
Department of Radiology, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, 103 grande rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69317 Lyon Cedex, France. bruno.marchand@voila.fr
Perol
Maurice
M
De La Roche
Eric
E
Messaoud
Tahar
T
Baulieux
Jacques
J
Guérin
Jean-Claude
JC
Berthezène
Yves
Y
D017115:Catheter Ablation; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013908:Thoracotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome