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Semin intervent Radiol 2011; 28(2): 258-260
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1280677
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Pleural Tumor Seeding Following Percutaneous Cryoablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Douglas Conners1 , William Rilling1
  • 1Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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16 June 2011 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Numerous modalities for hepatic tumor ablation are currently used including ethanol injection, radiofrequency ablation (RFA), cryoablation, and microwave ablation. The results and complications of these various tumor ablation techniques have been reported extensively, with the most data existing for percutaneous RFA. One of the most serious complications from tumor ablation is the seeding of cancer cells along the ablation tract. The incidence and risk factors for tract seeding in RFA have been reported, but little information regarding this complication with other ablation modalities has been reported. We report a case of tumor seeding into the pleural space following percutaneous cryoablation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

KEYWORDS

Hepatocellular - carcinoma - cryoablation - tumor seeding

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William RillingM.D. 

Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin

9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226

Email: wrilling@mcw.edu

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