title: [Percutaneous Image-guided cryoablation for localized bone plasmacytoma treatment].
abstract: Bone plasmacytoma (BP) occurs in most patients with multiple myeloma and is highly disabling. Radiotherapy is the primary treatment modality for BP and, although local control rates are excellent, several weeks are needed before the treatment is completed and for patients to note significant pain relief. Over the past decade, percutaneous image-guided cryoablation has emerged as a safe and effective alternative in the management of localized bone metastasis in solid tumours. In this report the author's show that a localized BP was successfully treated using this procedure. Furthermore, some of the most relevant potential advantages that makes this procedure more attractive than other alternative techniques are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Radiología, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal; JCC - Diagnóstico por Imagem, Hospital Particular de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Electronic address: guerra.duarte@gmail.com.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Radiología, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Hematología, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Hematología, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Coelho
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted