Cryoablation of early-stage breast cancer: work-in-progress report of a multi-institutional trial. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • BACKGROUND: With recent improvements in breast imaging, our ability to identify small breast tumors has markedly improved, prompting significant interest in the use of ablation without surgical excision to treat early-stage breast cancer. We conducted a multi-institutional pilot safety study of cryoablation in the treatment of primary breast carcinomas. METHODS: Twenty-nine patients with ultrasound-visible primary invasive breast cancer 1.5 cm, cryoablation was not reliable with this technique. Patients with noncalcified DCIS were the cause of most cryoablation failures. CONCLUSIONS: Cryoablation is a safe and well-tolerated office-based procedure for the ablation of early-stage breast cancer. At this time, cryoablation should be limited to patients with invasive ductal carcinoma

publication date

  • May 1, 2004

Research

keywords

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast
  • Cryosurgery
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Pain, Postoperative

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 3242816306

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1245/ASO.2004.08.003

PubMed ID

  • 15123465

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 11

issue

  • 5