title: Cryoablation and cementoplasty of a pathologic fracture in the sternum.
abstract: A 49-year-old man with metastatic melanoma and pathologic fracture of the sternum was deemed to be a poor candidate for general anaesthesia. He suffered severe pain and range of motion limitation that did not respond to narcotic therapy. Ultimately, the lesion was managed with computed tomography-guided cryoablation and subsequent cementoplasty, and saw good initial clinical results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, 899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada. peter.munk@vch.ca.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Swan
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Paul W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Clarkson
authors.forename: Peter L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Munk
mesh_terms: D060826:Cementoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed