Irreversible electroporation of lung neoplasm: a case series.
BACKGROUND
Percutaneous irreversible electroporation (IRE) of lung tumors is a new minimally invasive technique which has recently been used in the treatment of soft tissue tumors.


METHODS
The case histories are presented of two patients with unresectable malignancies in the lung, who underwent irreversible electroporation as a treatment attempt. The procedure was performed under CT guidance and was uneventful.


CONCLUSIONS
At follow up 6 months later, the tumors both appeared to have recurred. To our knowledge, no similar cases have previously been reported in the literature.
Department of Surgery, State University of New York at Stony Brook, University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA. mumal.usman@stonybrook.edu
Mumal
M
Usman
William
W
Moore
Ronak
R
Talati
Kevin
K
Watkins
Thomas V
TV
Bilfinger
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D018274:Electroporation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed