Radiofrequency ablation of liver metastasis from ovarian adenocarcinoma: case report and literature review.
BACKGROUND
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive technique that can eradicate malignant disease in the liver, including metastatic disease from gynecological primary tumors.


METHODS
An 81-year-old female underwent percutaneous RFA for a solitary intrahepatic metastatic lesion that was her only known site of disease 2 years after definitive surgery and chemotherapy for stage IIIC ovarian adenocarcinoma. She was able to start systemic chemotherapy 1 week after RFA, and continues to be free of disease in the liver.


CONCLUSIONS
RFA can be a useful tool for treating liver tumors in patients who would otherwise not be candidates for liver resection. Its advantages include minimal invasiveness, low morbidity, and rapid recovery for expeditious treatment with systemic chemotherapy.
Bojalian
Michael O
MO
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University and VA Medical Centers, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
Machado
Gustavo R
GR
Swensen
Ron
R
Reeves
Mark E
ME
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*