Radiofrequency ablation therapy for breast cancer:case report and reference review

VernacularTitle:乳腺癌的射频消融治疗2例报告并文献回顾
Author: Xiaoling LIU ; Desheng SUN ; Wei WEI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Breast cancer; Radiofrequency ablation therapy; Pathological examination
From: Practical Oncology Journal 2013;(6):528-533
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the effect of ultrasound guided percutaneous radiofrequent ablation treatment on breast cancer .Methods Two patients,were pathologically confirmed as breast cancer ,underwent percutaneous ultrasound guided radiofrequency ablation of breast lesions ,followed with radical excision of breast within 3 months after the ablation .Postoperative pathological examination was conducted .Patients were followed up for over 12 months by now.Results The postoperative pathology of case No .1,in which the original breast le-sion was within 2 cm in diameter,found no tumor cells left but filled with inflammatory cells instead .Case No.2 with the longer diameter as 27 mm showed majority necrotic tissues but the tissue around left with some ductal carcinoma in-situ components .One-year′s follow up found no local recurrence or distant metastasis of tumor . Conclusion Radiofrequency ablation is a promising therapy with minimally invasion and better outlooking for early breast cancer within 2 cm in diameter .