Radiofrequency ablation of bone metastases induces long-lasting palliation in patients with untreatable cancer

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 565-570

  Belfiore, Giuseppe ^a   Tedeschi, E ^a   Ronza, F M ^b   Belfiore, M P ^a   Della Volpe, T ^b   Zeppetella, G ^b   Rotondo, A ^b  

^a S Sebastiano Hospital   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone metastases; Imaging guided intervention; Pain palliation; Radiofrequency ablation; Thermoablation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ATROPINE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TUMOR NECROSIS;

AGED; BONE NEOPLASMS; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; OSTEOLYSIS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIO WAVES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49749146401     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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