Breast Cryoablation: Techniques, Indications, and Challenges

KP Vyas, MD Cannavo, RC Ward - Current Radiology Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Breast cryoablation is a minimally invasive technique that uses
extreme cold to kill target tissues. Already utilized in the treatment of breast fibroadenomas …

Ultrasound-guided breast cancer cryoablation

RC Ward, AP Lourenco… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Percutaneous ultrasound-guided breast cryoablation is a minimally invasive
technique that kills targeted tissue with extreme cold, requires only local anesthesia, and …

Cryoablation as a replacement for surgical resection in early stage breast cancer

MS Sabel - Current Breast Cancer Reports, 2011 - Springer
With improvements in technology, freezing malignant tissue (cryoablation) as an alternative
to surgery has been used to treat cancers of the skin, prostate, liver, lung, and bone. There is …

Cryoablation in the management of breast cancer: evidence to date

C Pusceddu, P Paliogiannis, G Nigri… - Breast Cancer: Targets …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Cryoablation has been successfully used to treat various type of solid tumors, including
breast carcinomas. This ablation method has the advantage of being a minimally invasive …

Successful cryoablation of breast cancer

C Swintelski, M Plaza - The Breast Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The current standard of care for screen‐detected breast cancers is surgical excision.
Cryotherapy is a promising non‐surgical alternative treatment for these cancers and is …

Cryoablation for the treatment of breast cancer: a review of the current landscape and future possibilities

N Pigg, RC Ward - Academic Radiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. Traditional treatment
options for breast cancer include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. However …

Cryoablation of early-stage breast cancer: work-in-progress report of a multi-institutional trial

MS Sabel, CS Kaufman, P Whitworth, H Chang… - Annals of surgical …, 2004 - Springer
Background With recent improvements in breast imaging, our ability to identify small breast
tumors has markedly improved, prompting significant interest in the use of ablation without …

Cryoablation therapy for early-stage breast cancer: evidence and rationale

JN Thai, AB Sevrukov, RC Ward… - Journal of Breast …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Recent advances in breast cancer research and treatment propel a paradigm shift toward
less aggressive and less invasive treatment for some early-stage breast cancer. Select …

Breast cancer cryoablation fundamentals past and present: technique optimization and imaging pearls

ML Huang, K Tomkovich, DL Lane, R Katta… - Academic radiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Surgical treatment for breast cancer has evolved from radical mastectomy to modified radical
mastectomy to breast-conserving surgery. As the de-escalation of surgical treatment for …

Crioablación de tumores de mama

L Graña-López, L Abelairas-López, A Villares - Radiología, 2023 - Elsevier
Cryoablation is a percutaneous thermal ablation technique developed to destroy focal
groups of cells using extreme cold. It is an outpatient and image-guided procedure …