Extracorporeal focused ultrasound surgery for treatment of human solid carcinomas: early Chinese clinical experience.
The objective of this article is to introduce the early Chinese clinical experience of using extracorporeal focused ultrasound (US) surgery (FUS) for the treatment of solid tumors. From December 1997 to October 2001, a total of 1038 patients with solid tumors underwent FUS ablation in 10 Chinese hospitals. The tumors included primary and metastatic liver cancer, malignant bone tumors, breast cancer, soft tissue sarcomas, kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer, abdominal and pelvic malignant tumors, uterine myoma, benign breast tumors, hepatic hemangioma and other solid tumors. In this article, pathologic changes in tumors treated with FUS, real-time diagnostic imaging for targeting, monitoring and assessment of results by follow-up images are presented. Early clinical results and complications of the technique are also reported.
Clinical Center for Tumor Therapy of 2nd Affiliated Hospital and Institute of Ultrasonic Engineering in Medicine, Chongqing University of Medical Sciences, Chongqing, China. mfengwu@yahoo.com
Feng
F
Wu
Zhi-Biao
ZB
Wang
Wen-Zhi
WZ
Chen
Jian-Zhong
JZ
Zou
Jin
J
Bai
Hui
H
Zhu
Ke-Quan
KQ
Li
Fang-Lin
FL
Xie
Cheng-Bing
CB
Jin
Hai-Bing
HB
Su
Gen-Wu
GW
Gao
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods