Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of a lung metastasis: delayed cavitation with no infection

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2002 Nov-Dec;26(6):1032-4. doi: 10.1097/00004728-200211000-00031.

Abstract

A 64-year-old man presented with a lung metastasis of the lower left lobe. After partial response with chemotherapy, a thoracotomy was performed that did not allow a wedge resection, and lobectomy was contraindicated by the patient's ventilatory function. Radiofrequency ablation of this lung metastasis was thus performed, followed by a delayed cavitation with no infection, which, to our knowledge, has not yet been described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Catheter Ablation
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Thoracotomy
  • Treatment Outcome