BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Surgical resection is the preferred treatment in selected patients with pulmonary neoplasms. In older than 70 years or have compromised cardiopulmonary status or coexistent medical problems patients, radiofrequency ablation (RFA) may offer an alternative option. The aim of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic effects after RFA in 100 patients with pulmonary neoplasms. METHODS: One hundred cases of unresectable lung tumors with 106 lesions were underwent RFA therapy. To evaluate the therapeutic effect and complications of lung tumors using spiral CT scanning and SPECT in 1-3 months after RFA. RESULTS: One hundred patients underwent RFA for lung neoplasms (62 men, 38 women; median age, 66.6 years; range, 36 to 91 years). Eighty-six patients with primary lung neoplasms and 14 patients with pulmonary metastases underwent RFA. Treatment was complete in all cases, no treatment-related deaths occurred in all of the 100 patients and serious morbidity associated with the procedures. The median overall survival for the entire group of patients was 13.0 months, the one and two years overall survival for total of were 51% and 32.5% respectively. No differences in overall survival noted between patients with primary and metastases lung neoplasms (P=0.922). The median overall survival for the early stage of patients was 28.0 months, 2-year overall survival for early stage primary lung cancer patients were 57.7%. CONCLUSIONS: RFA is a safe and effective procedure in selective lung tumors. CT-guided radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive treatment option. RFA could act as an alternative treatment to inoperable lung cancer.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Surgical resection is the preferred treatment in selected patients with pulmonary neoplasms. In older than 70 years or have compromised cardiopulmonary status or coexistent medical problems patients, radiofrequency ablation (RFA) may offer an alternative option. The aim of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic effects after RFA in 100 patients with pulmonary neoplasms. METHODS: One hundred cases of unresectable lung tumors with 106 lesions were underwent RFA therapy. To evaluate the therapeutic effect and complications of lung tumors using spiral CT scanning and SPECT in 1-3 months after RFA. RESULTS: One hundred patients underwent RFA for lung neoplasms (62 men, 38 women; median age, 66.6 years; range, 36 to 91 years). Eighty-six patients with primary lung neoplasms and 14 patients with pulmonary metastases underwent RFA. Treatment was complete in all cases, no treatment-related deaths occurred in all of the 100 patients and serious morbidity associated with the procedures. The median overall survival for the entire group of patients was 13.0 months, the one and two years overall survival for total of were 51% and 32.5% respectively. No differences in overall survival noted between patients with primary and metastases lung neoplasms (P=0.922). The median overall survival for the early stage of patients was 28.0 months, 2-year overall survival for early stage primary lung cancerpatients were 57.7%. CONCLUSIONS: RFA is a safe and effective procedure in selective lung tumors. CT-guided radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive treatment option. RFA could act as an alternative treatment to inoperable lung cancer.
Radiofrequency ablation protocol according to tumour size in lung neoplasms
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Time at target temperature 90℃ at each dgree of electrode deployment* (min)
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肺部肿瘤射频消融治疗程序Radiofrequency ablation protocol according to tumour size in lung neoplasms开胸和电视胸腔镜射频消融按开胸术后常规处理。CT引导下射频消融完毕、冷却后收回锚状电极,针道消融,拔出射频针,包扎穿刺点,再次CT扫描,观察病灶有无变化和气胸出血等并发症,确定患者无异常时返回病房,静卧2 h。预防性使用抗菌素,发热、咳血等给予对症处理。根据患者病情给予放化疗和生物靶向治疗,同期处理其他转移灶,部分患者根据复查结果再次接受射频消融治疗。
Survival curve of lung neoplasms after radiofrequency ablation. A: Total cases; B: Primary lung cancer and metastasis lung tumor; C: Early stage lung cancer.
肺部肿瘤经过RFA治疗后的生存曲线。A:全部病例;B:原发性肺癌与肺转移瘤的比较;C:早期肺癌。Survival curve of lung neoplasms after radiofrequency ablation. A: Total cases; B: Primary lung cancer and metastasis lung tumor; C: Early stage lung cancer.
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