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Image-guided percutaneous cryoablation of unresectable sacrococcygeal chordoma: Feasibility and outcome in a selected group of patients with long term follow-up.

Stephane CherixAurélien TraversoAlexander A BazanNicolas GallusserHafize Heutschi-OzturkSami Abou-KhalilPatrick GoettiIgor LetovanecMichael MontemurroPierre Bize
Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2020)
Complete freezing of the tumor was technically challenging, mainly due to the complex local anatomy. Recurrence occurred in 90% of the lesions treated. PCA should be considered with caution in the curative management of sacrococcygeal chordoma.
Keyphrases
  • locally advanced
  • minimally invasive
  • rectal cancer
  • ultrasound guided
  • liver metastases
  • free survival
  • radiofrequency ablation
  • prognostic factors
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • newly diagnosed