TY - JOUR
T1 - Percutaneous Ablation of Adrenal Tumors
AU - Venkatesan, Aradhana M.
AU - Locklin, Julia
AU - Dupuy, Damian E.
AU - Wood, Bradford J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health and by the NIH Center for Interventional Oncology .
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - Adrenal tumors comprise a broad spectrum of benign and malignant neoplasms and include functional adrenal adenomas, pheochromocytomas, primary adrenocortical carcinoma, and adrenal metastases. Percutaneous ablative approaches that have been described and used in the treatment of adrenal tumors include percutaneous radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, microwave ablation, and chemical ablation. Local tumor ablation in the adrenal gland presents unique challenges, secondary to the adrenal gland's unique anatomic and physiological features. The results of clinical series employing percutaneous ablative techniques in the treatment of adrenal tumors are reviewed in this article. Clinical and technical considerations unique to ablation in the adrenal gland are presented, including approaches commonly used in our practices, and risks and potential complications are discussed.
AB - Adrenal tumors comprise a broad spectrum of benign and malignant neoplasms and include functional adrenal adenomas, pheochromocytomas, primary adrenocortical carcinoma, and adrenal metastases. Percutaneous ablative approaches that have been described and used in the treatment of adrenal tumors include percutaneous radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, microwave ablation, and chemical ablation. Local tumor ablation in the adrenal gland presents unique challenges, secondary to the adrenal gland's unique anatomic and physiological features. The results of clinical series employing percutaneous ablative techniques in the treatment of adrenal tumors are reviewed in this article. Clinical and technical considerations unique to ablation in the adrenal gland are presented, including approaches commonly used in our practices, and risks and potential complications are discussed.
KW - adrenal adenoma
KW - adrenocortical carcinoma
KW - chemical ablation
KW - cryoablation
KW - interventional oncology
KW - pheochromocytoma
KW - radiofrequency ablation
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U2 - 10.1053/j.tvir.2010.02.004
DO - 10.1053/j.tvir.2010.02.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 20540918
AN - SCOPUS:77952862499
SN - 1089-2516
VL - 13
SP - 89
EP - 99
JO - Techniques in vascular and interventional radiology
JF - Techniques in vascular and interventional radiology
IS - 2
ER -