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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:365-371
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Review

Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Malignancies

Christophe L. Nguyen, MD, Walter J. Scott, MD * , Melvyn Goldberg, MD

Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

* Address correspondence to Dr Scott, Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Ave, Room C-308, Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497 (Email: walter.scott{at}fccc.edu).

Radiofrequency ablation is a new technology that has been used successfully to treat hepatic tumors. Recently, an increasing number of reports have described the use of radiofrequency ablation for primary and metastatic lung tumors. Although such early experience appears promising, many questions regarding patient selection, radiofrequency ablation technique, effectiveness of ablation on lung tumors, radiographic follow-up, and survival remain unanswered. This article addresses these issues and provides the thoracic surgeon with a current review of the application of radiofrequency ablation to lung tumors.




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