title: Radiofrequency thermal ablation of primary pleural synovial sarcoma.
abstract: Percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) thermal ablation has received attention as an effective minimally invasive approach for the treatment of a variety of neoplasms. However, the therapeutic efficacy of RF thermal ablation on primary pleural synovial sarcoma has not yet been reported. A 76-year-old man with a primary pleural synovial sarcoma who was medically inoperable received RF thermal ablation to achieve local control. Therefore, an RF electrode was inserted into the lesion and connected to an RF generator. In this report, a case of successful treatment of a primary pleural synovial sarcoma using RF ablation without complication is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ho Kyung
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyeok Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Heung Bum
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Gong Yong
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Myoung Ja
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Yong Chul
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*