Ablative techniques for the treatment of benign and malignant breast tumours

TY - JOUR

T1 - Ablative techniques for the treatment of benign and malignant breast tumours

AU - Peek, Mirjam C L

AU - Douek, Michael

PY - 2017/7

Y1 - 2017/7

N2 - Minimally invasive techniques like high intensity focused ultrasound, radiofrequency ablation, cryo-ablation, laser ablation and microwave ablation have been used to treat both breast fibroadenomata and breast cancer as an alternative to surgical excision, potentially reducing the complications, improving cosmesis and reducing hospital stay. This review describes the most common minimally invasive techniques available, their history and some of the studies performed with these techniques in both benign and malignant lesions. In addition we described some of the difficulties of using these minimally invasive techniques such as optimization of anaesthesia, imaging and immobilisation in order to increase the complete histopathological ablation rates.

AB - Minimally invasive techniques like high intensity focused ultrasound, radiofrequency ablation, cryo-ablation, laser ablation and microwave ablation have been used to treat both breast fibroadenomata and breast cancer as an alternative to surgical excision, potentially reducing the complications, improving cosmesis and reducing hospital stay. This review describes the most common minimally invasive techniques available, their history and some of the studies performed with these techniques in both benign and malignant lesions. In addition we described some of the difficulties of using these minimally invasive techniques such as optimization of anaesthesia, imaging and immobilisation in order to increase the complete histopathological ablation rates.

KW - Journal Article

KW - Review

U2 - 10.1186/s40349-017-0097-8

DO - 10.1186/s40349-017-0097-8

M3 - Article

C2 - 28680636

SN - 2050-5736

VL - 5

SP - 18

JO - Journal of therapeutic ultrasound

JF - Journal of therapeutic ultrasound

ER -