Combined MRI and fluoroscopic guided radiofrequency ablation of a renal tumor.
Percutaneous CT- and ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has been shown to have very promising medium-term results. We present a unique case of recurrent RCC after partial nephrectomy in a patient with a single kidney and impaired renal function. This tumor could not be visualized either with CT or with ultrasound. A combination of magnetic resonance imaging and fluoroscopic guidance was used, to the best of our knowledge for the first time, to ablate the tumor with radiofrequency. The patient was cancer-free and off dialysis at 30-month follow up.
Fotiadis
Nikolas I
NI
Department of Interventional Radiology, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK. fotiadis.nicholas@gmail.com
Sabharwal
Tarun
T
Gangi
Afshin
A
Adam
Andreas
A
D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy