title: Radiofrequency ablation of two femoral head chondroblastomas.
abstract: Chondroblastoma is a rare benign cartilaginous bone tumor. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for pain relief and prevention of further growth. Open surgical techniques are associated with complications, particularly when the tumors are located in deep anatomical sites. The authors performed RF ablation in two cases of subarticular femoral head chondroblastomas and emphasize its positive impact. The clinical course, the radiological findings and the post treatment results are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Petsas
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Megas
authors.forename: Zafiria
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Papathanassiou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005270:Femur Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed