Expert consensus on image‐guided radiofrequency ablation of pulmonary tumors: 2018 edition

摘要

Lung cancer ranks first in incidence and mortality in China. Surgery is the primary method to cure cancer, but only 20–30% of patients are eligible for curative resection. In recent years, in addition to surgery, other local therapies have been developed for patients with numerous localized primary and metastatic pulmonary tumors, including stereotactic body radiation therapy and thermal ablative therapies through percutaneously inserted applicators. Percutaneous thermal ablation of pulmonary tumors is minimally invasive, conformal, repeatable, feasible, cheap, has a shorter recovery time, and offers reduced morbidity and mortality. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA), the most commonly used thermal ablation technique, has a reported 80–90% rate of complete ablation, with the best results obtained in tumors.