Percutaneous cryoablation of pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 6; no. 11; p. e27086
• Main Authors: Yamauchi, Yoshikane, Izumi, Yotaro, Kawamura, Masafumi, Nakatsuka, Seishi, Yashiro, Hideki, Tsukada, Norimasa, Inoue, Masanori, Asakura, Keisuke, Nomori, Hiroaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 09.11.2011; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biology; Cancer; Cancer metastasis; Chemotherapy; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal carcinoma; Colorectal Neoplasms - complications; Complications; Computed tomography; Cryosurgery - methods; Development and progression; Female; Hemoptysis; Humans; Intervals; Laparoscopy; Lung cancer; Lung Neoplasms - mortality; Lung Neoplasms - secondary; Lung Neoplasms - surgery; Male; Medicine; Metastases; Metastasis; Metastatic seeding; Middle Aged; Ostomy; Patients; Permeability; Pleural effusion; Pneumothorax; Safety; Surgery; Survival; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF; Tumors; Japan

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of cryoablation for metastatic lung tumors from colorectal cancer. The procedures were performed on 24 patients (36-82 years of age, with a median age of 62; 17 male patients, 7 female patients) for 55 metastatic tumors in the lung, during 30 sessions. The procedu...