Combined MRI and fluoroscopic guided radiofrequency ablation of a renal tumor

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2009 Jan;32(1):184-7. doi: 10.1007/s00270-008-9334-4. Epub 2008 Apr 8.

Abstract

Percutaneous CT- and ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has been shown to have very promising medium-term results. We present a unique case of recurrent RCC after partial nephrectomy in a patient with a single kidney and impaired renal function. This tumor could not be visualized either with CT or with ultrasound. A combination of magnetic resonance imaging and fluoroscopic guidance was used, to the best of our knowledge for the first time, to ablate the tumor with radiofrequency. The patient was cancer-free and off dialysis at 30-month follow up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / surgery*
  • Catheter Ablation*
  • Fluoroscopy*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional*
  • Male
  • Nephrectomy