ReviewCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2023
The New Ice Age of Musculoskeletal Intervention: Role of Percutaneous Cryoablation in Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Percutaneous cryoablation in the management of spinal metastases: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Safety and efficacy of cryoablation of soft-tissue tumours: a systematic review.The British journal of radiology · 2025Pooled it
- Elastofibroma dorsi: imaging-guided minimally invasive treatment using percutaneous COSkeletal radiology · 2026Article
- Post-cryoablation magnetic resonance imaging features of desmoid tumors: a pictorial essay.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2026Article
- Interventional Radiology in the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Tumours.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Review
- Dual-energy CT fusion imaging improves ice-ball visualization in bone during spinal cryoablation in porcine cadavers.European radiology experimental · 2026Article
- Experience of a Referral Center with Desmoid Tumors, Part 2: A Retrospective Analysis of 109 Cases.Cancers · 2026Article
- Percutaneous Cryoablation of Elastofibroma Dorsi in a 73-Year-Old Woman: A Novel Minimally Invasive Alternative.Cureus · 2025Article
- Applications of spectral CT calcium suppression for percutaneous bone tumor ablation procedures.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Desmoid Tumors-Experience from a Referral Center, Part 1: Multidisciplinary Review and Practical Recommendations.Cancers · 2025Review
- Comparing the efficacy and safety of cryoablation and microwave ablation in treating paravertebral metastases of rabbit VX2 tumor.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Image-Guided Musculoskeletal Interventional Radiology in the Personalised Management of Musculoskeletal Tumours.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- How Arterial Embolization Is Transforming Treatment of Oncologic and Degenerative Musculoskeletal Disease.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Review
- Percutaneous radiofrecuency thermal ablation for management of recurrent bone giant cell tumour.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Abscopal effect induced by cryoablation in a 55-year-old patient with metastatic dedifferentiated liposarcoma: a case report.Annals of translational medicine · 2024Article
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
In the rapidly evolving field of interventional oncology, minimally invasive methods, including CT-guided cryoablation, play an increasingly important role in tumor treatment, notably in bone and soft tissue cancers. Cryoablation works using compressed gas-filled probes to freeze tumor cells to temperatures below -20 °C, exploiting the Joule-Thompson effect. This cooling causes cell destruction by forming intracellular ice crystals and disrupting blood flow through endothelial cell damage, leading to local ischemia and devascularization. Coupling this with CT technology enables precise tumor targeting, preserving healthy surrounding tissues and decreasing postoperative complications. This review reports the most important literature on CT-guided cryoablation's application in musculoskeletal oncology, including sarcoma, bone metastases, and bone and soft tissue benign primary tumors, reporting on the success rate, recurrence rate, complications, and technical aspects to maximize success for cryoablation in the musculoskeletal system.
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