Abstract
Skeletal metastases are common in patients with advanced cancer. Although cancer pain can be complex, bone pain is one of the most common types of pain in oncology patients. Pain from skeletal metastases can be debilitating and result in significant morbidity and mortality. Although conventional therapies such as narcotic medication and radiation therapy remain the standard of care, many patients experience suboptimal and limited relief. Image-guided thermal ablation of bone metastases provides a minimally invasive alternative for pain palliation. This article reviews the use of radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation in the treatment of painful bone metastases.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 150-159 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Techniques in vascular and interventional radiology |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2011 |
Keywords
- Bone metastases
- Cryoablation
- Pain palliation
- Percutaneous ablation
- Radiofrequency ablation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine