Cryoablation of a Small Pulmonary Nodule with Pure Ground-Glass Opacity: A Case Report.
10.3348/kjr.2015.16.3.657
- Author:
Kun Yung KIM
1
;
Gong Yong JIN
;
Young Min HAN
;
Yong Chul LEE
;
Myung Ja JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Institute for Medical Sciences, Jeonju 561-712, Korea. gyjin@chonbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Cryosurgery;
Cryoablation;
Lung neoplasms;
Multiple pulmonary nodules
- MeSH:
Cryosurgery/*methods;
Female;
Humans;
Lung Neoplasms/radiography/*surgery;
Middle Aged;
Multiple Pulmonary Nodules/radiography/*surgery;
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/radiography;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2015;16(3):657-661
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Treatments for pure ground-glass nodules (GGNs) include limited resection; however, surgery is not always possible in patients with limited pulmonary functional reserve. In such patients, cryoablation may be a suitable alternative to treat a pure GGN. Here, we report our initial experience with cryoablation of a pure GGN that remained after repeated surgical resection in a patient with multiple GGNs. A 5-mm-sized pure GGN in the left lower lobe was cryoablated successfully without recurrence at the 6-month follow-up.
