title: Cryoablation of a small pulmonary nodule with pure ground-glass opacity: a case report.
abstract: Treatments for pure ground-glass nodules (GGNs) include limited resection; however, surgery is not always possible in patients with limited pulmonary functional reserve. In such patients, cryoablation may be a suitable alternative to treat a pure GGN. Here, we report our initial experience with cryoablation of a pure GGN that remained after repeated surgical resection in a patient with multiple GGNs. A 5-mm-sized pure GGN in the left lower lobe was cryoablated successfully without recurrence at the 6-month follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Institute for Medical Sciences, Jeonju 561-712, Korea.
authors.forename: Kun Yung
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Institute for Medical Sciences, Jeonju 561-712, Korea.
authors.forename: Gong Yong
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Institute for Medical Sciences, Jeonju 561-712, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Institute for Medical Sciences, Jeonju 561-712, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong Chul
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Institute for Medical Sciences, Jeonju 561-712, Korea.
authors.forename: Myung Ja
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D055613:Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Cryoablation; Cryosurgery; Lung neoplasms; Multiple pulmonary nodules