Radiofrequency Ablation for Early-Stage Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer

This review examines studies of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and discusses the role of RFA in treatment of early-stage NSCLC. RFA is usually performed under local anesthesia with computed tomography guidance. RFA-associated mortality, while being rare, can resul...

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Main Authors: Hiraki, Takao, Gobara, Hideo, Iguchi, Toshihiro, Fujiwara, Hiroyasu, Matsui, Yusuke, Kanazawa, Susumu
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4065773/