Unresected Breast Cancer: Evolution of Imaging Findings Following Cryoablation

Unresected Breast Cancer: Evolution of Imaging Findings Following Cryoablation

Cryoablation has been used to treat both benign and malignant breast tumors. In all but one published case, cryoablation in breast cancer has been followed by post-procedural tumor resection. We present a case of an 85-year-old woman with two nonpalpable breast cancers treated with cryoablation with...

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Veröffentlicht in:Radiology case reports 2008, Vol.3 (1), p.150, Article 150
Hauptverfasser: Bergin, Jennifer T., Sisney, Gale A., Lee, Fred T., Burnside, Elizabeth S., Salkowski, Lonie R.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Cryoablation has been used to treat both benign and malignant breast tumors. In all but one published case, cryoablation in breast cancer has been followed by post-procedural tumor resection. We present a case of an 85-year-old woman with two nonpalpable breast cancers treated with cryoablation with 18 months of mammographic, ultrasound and histologic follow-up.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.2484/rcr.v3i1.150