Computed Tomography-Guided Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation in Older Adults With Early-Stage Peripheral Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Yanda LuCaiwei LuDanni XuFen HuangZhihui HeJunhua LeiHuamao SunJiangzheng ZengPublished in: Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center (2022)
CT-guided percutaneous RFA is safe and effective in medically inoperable patients with stage I NSCLC and could be an alternative therapeutic strategy, particularly in older adults with early-stage peripheral lung cancer.
Keyphrases
- radiofrequency ablation
- early stage
- computed tomography
- dual energy
- positron emission tomography
- physical activity
- image quality
- contrast enhanced
- small cell lung cancer
- sentinel lymph node
- advanced non small cell lung cancer
- middle aged
- locally advanced
- community dwelling
- squamous cell carcinoma
- lymph node
- minimally invasive
- radiation therapy
- rectal cancer
- epidermal growth factor receptor
- brain metastases