Percutaneous cryoablation of pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of cryoablation for metastatic lung tumors from colorectal cancer. METHODS: 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 s...

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Main Authors: Yoshikane Yamauchi, Yotaro Izumi, Masafumi Kawamura, Seishi Nakatsuka, Hideki Yashiro, Norimasa Tsukada, Masanori Inoue, Keisuke Asakura, Hiroaki Nomori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3212539?pdf=render