Radiofrequency ablation of renal tumors

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-44

  Matlaga, Brian R ^b   Zagoria, Ronald J ^b   Clark, Peter E ^b   Hall, M Craig ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Radical Nephrectomy; Radio Frequency Ablation; Radiofrequency Ablation; Renal Cell Carcinoma; Renal Tumor

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; REVIEW;

CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 2142816617     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-004-0010-1     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Jemal A, Murray T, Samuels A, et al.: Cancer statistics: 2003. CA Cancer J Clin 2003, 53:5–26.
2. Pantuck AJ, Zisman A, Belldegrun AS: The changing natural history of renal cell carcinoma. J Urol 2001, 166:1611–1623. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)65640-6
3. Jayson M, Sanders H: Increased incidence of serendipitously discovered renal cell carcinoma. Urology 1998, 51:203–205. DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(97)00506-2
4. Fergany AF, Hafez KS, Novick AC: Long-term results of nephron sparing surgery for localized renal cell carcinoma: 10-year follow-up. J Urol 2000, 163:442–445. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67896-2
5. Cushing H: Electro-surgery as an aid to the removal of intracranial tumors. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1928, 47:751–784.
6. Goldwyn RM: Bovie: the man and the machine. Ann Plast Surg 1979, 2:135–153. DOI: 10.1097/00000637-197902000-00008
7. Rossi S, Buscarini I: Percutaneous ultrasound-guided radiofrequency electrocautery for the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma. J Intervent Radiol 1993, 9:97–103.
8. Zlotta AR, Wildschutz T, Raviv G, et al.: Radiofrequency interstitial tumor ablation (RITA) is a possible new modality for treatment of renal cancer: ex vivo and in vivo experience. J Endourol 1997, 11:251–258. DOI: 10.1089/end.1997.11.251
9. McGovern FJ, Wood BJ, Goldberg SN, Mueller PR: Radio frequency ablation of renal cell carcinoma via image guided needle electrodes. J Urol 1999, 161:599–600. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)61961-X
10. Gazelle GS, Goldberg SN, Solbiati L, Livraghi T: Tumor ablation with radiofrequency energy. Radiology 2000, 217:633–646.
11. McGahan JP, Gu WZ, Brock JM, et al.: Hepatic ablation using bipolar radiofrequency electrocautery. Acad Radiol 1996, 3:418–422. DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(05)80677-4
12. Goldberg SN, Gazelle GS, Dawson SL, et al.: Tissue ablation with radiofrequency using multiprobe arrays. Acad Radiol 1995, 2:670–674. DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(05)80852-9
13. LeVeen R: Laser hyperthermia and radiofrequency ablation of hepatic lesions. Semin Intervent Radiol 1997, 14:313–324.
14. Siperstein AE, Rogers SJ, Hansen PD, Gitomirsky A: Laparoscopic thermal ablation of hepatic neuroendocrine tumor metastases. Surgery 1997, 122:1147–1154. DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(97)90221-X
15. Livraghi T, Goldberg SN, Monti F, et al.: Saline-enhanced radiofrequency tissue ablation in the treatment of liver metastases. Radiology 1997, 202:205–210.
16. Polascik TJ, Hamper U, Lee BR, et al.: Ablation of renal tumors in a rabbit model with interstitial saline-augmented radiofrequency energy: preliminary report of a new technology. Urology 1999, 53:465–472. DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00651-7
17. Goldberg SN, Gazelle GS, Solbiati L, et al.: Radiofrequency tissue ablation: increased lesion diameter with a perfusion electrode. Acad Radiol 1996, 3:636–644. DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(96)80443-0
18. Lorentzen T, Christensen NE, Nolsle CP, Torp-Pedersen ST: Radiofrequency tissue ablation with a cooled needle in vitro: ultrasonography, dose response, and lesion temperature. Acad Radiol 1997, 4:292–297. DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(97)80031-1
19. Goldberg SN, Stein MC, Gazelle GS, et al.: Percutaneous radiofrequency tissue ablation: optimization of pulsedradiofrequency technique to increase coagulation necrosis. J Vasc Interv Radiol 1999, 10:907–916. DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(99)70136-3
20. Gettman MT, Lotan Y, Corwin TS, et al.: Radiofrequency coagulation of renal parenchyma: comparison of effects of energy generators on treatment efficacy. J Endourol 2002, 16:83–88. DOI: 10.1089/089277902753619564
21. Livraghi T, Goldberg SN, Lazzaroni S, et al.: Small hepatocellular carcinoma: treatment with radiofrequency ablation versus ethanol injection. Radiology 1999, 210:655–661.
22. Ogan K, Jacomides L, Dolmatch BL, et al.: Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of renal tumors: technique, limitations, and morbidity. Urology 2002, 60:954–958. DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(02)02096-4
23. Ogan K, Roberts WW, Wilhelm DM, et al.: Infrared thermography and thermocouple mapping of radiofrequency renal ablation to assess treatment adequacy and ablation margins. Urology 2003, 62:146–151. DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00040-2
24. Walther MC, Shawker TH, Libutti SK, et al.: A phase 2 study of radio frequency interstitial tissue ablation of localized renal tumors. J Urol 2000, 163:1424–1427. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67634-3
25. Rendon RA, Kachura JR, Sweet JM, et al.: The uncertainty of radio frequency treatment of renal cell carcinoma: findings at immediate and delayed nephrectomy. J Urol 2002, 167:1587–1592. The authors reported viable tumor cells in lesions that demonstrated no enhancement on CT imaging after RFA. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)65159-2
26. Matlaga BR, Zagoria RJ, Woodruff RD, et al.: Phase II trial of radio frequency ablation of renal cancer: evaluation of the kill zone. J Urol 2002, 168:2401–2405. The authors report a “treat and resect” protocol that describes the post-RFA histologic outcome with anatomic (H&E) and vital (NADH) staining. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64154-7
27. Michaels MJ, Rhee HK, Mourtzinos AP, et al.: Incomplete renal tumor destruction using radio frequency interstitial ablation. J Urol 2002, 168:2406–2409. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64155-9
28. de Baere T, Kuoch V, Smayra T, et al.: Radiofrequency ablation of renal cell carcinoma: preliminary clinical experience. J Urol 2002, 167:1961–1964. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)65062-8
29. Mayo-Smith WW, Dupuy DE, Parikh PM, et al.: Imagingguided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of solid renal masses: techniques and outcomes of 38 treatment sessions in 32 consecutive patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2003, 180:1503–1508.
30. Gervais DA, McGovern FJ, Arellano RS, et al.: Renal cell carcinoma: clinical experience and technical success with radio-frequency ablation of 42 tumors. Radiology 2003, 226:417–424. The authors report a large series of patients who underwent RFA of renal tumors. Peripherally located tumors less than 3 cm in diameter appear to respond best to this treatment modality. DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2262012062
31. Pavlovich CP, Walther MM, Choyke PL, et al.: Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of small renal tumors: initial results. J Urol 2002, 167:10–15. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)65371-2
32. Su LM, Jarrett TW, Chan DY, et al.: Percutaneous computed tomography-guided radiofrequency ablation of renal masses in high surgical risk patients: preliminary results. Urology 2003, 61:26–33. DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00118-3