Long term survival after multiple microwave ablations for colorectal cancer lung metastases: A case report.

Victoria T Y Lee, Yueh-Hsin Lin, Derek Glenn, Suhrid Lodh, David L Morris

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Single ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block with a large volume of anesthetic for microwave ablation of lung tumors.Frontiers in oncology · 2022
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Victoria T Y LeeDepartment of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.

Yueh-Hsin LinDepartment of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.

Derek GlennDepartment of Radiology, St George Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia.

Suhrid LodhDepartment of Interventional Radiology, St George Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia.

David L MorrisDepartment of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.

UNSW Sydney · AUSt George Hospital · AU

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Abstract

Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-associated morbidity and mortality in the world, with lower survival rates when metastases are present. We present a case of a 69-year-old man, diagnosed with metastatic rectal cancer to the lungs in 2015. Over the course of 5 years, he was treated with 4 microwave ablation procedures to both his lungs. Despite this, he does not have any local recurrence or any symptoms since he was first diagnosed 7 years ago. This case highlights the potential for microwave ablation to be used for curative intent in pulmonary metastases in colorectal cancer as an alternative to more invasive and complex procedures such as metastasectomies or lung resection, as well as the benefit of using microwave ablation for disease control to improve patients' quality of life.

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Colorectal cancerLong term prognosisPulmonary metastasesPulmonary microwave ablation

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PMID35432681

DOI10.1016/j.radcr.2022.03.059

PMCPMC9010700

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