Retroperitoneal schwannoma treated with percutaneous computed tomography-guided radiofrequency ablation.
Retroperitoneal schwannomas (RSs) are particularly rare tumors, and resection is the first choice for symptomatic patients. However, some RSs with anatomical complexities pose great challenges for surgeons attempting radical resection without sacrificing the nearby critical structures, and subtotal resection leads to local recurrence, especially in refractory malignant RSs. The authors have successfully applied percutaneous CT-guided radiofrequency ablation in 2 cases of RSs, with favorable long-term progression-free survival.
Minimally Invasive Interventional Division, Medical Imaging Center, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. zhaoming@sysucc.org.cn
Ming
M
Zhao
Xishan
X
Li
Jianpeng
J
Wang
Wang
W
Li
Zilin
Z
Huang
D000328:Adult; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult