Percutaneous ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of recurrent renal cell carcinoma in renal allograft after partial nephrectomy.
Percutaneous thermal ablation is increasingly being studied in the treatment of renal tumors. Because radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive and nephron-sparing procedure, it is ideally suited for patients with a single kidney, multiple tumors, or contraindications to conventional surgery. We report on a patient with recurrent renal cell carcinoma in a transplanted kidney that was successfully treated with percutaneous ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation.
Goeman
Lieven
L
Department of Urology, UZ Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
Joniau
Steven
S
Oyen
Raymond
R
Van Poppel
Hein
H
D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography