Abstract

VAZQUEZ LUNA, Frank; JORDAN GONZALEZ, José  and  GONZALEZ ESPINOSA, Claudia. Image-Guided Percutaneous Tumor Ablation. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2020, vol.59, n.3, e919.  Epub Nov 10, 2020. ISSN 0034-7493.

The incidence of oncological diseases increases every day. Image-guided percutaneous tumor ablative therapies are treatment alternatives for patients not eligible based on surgical resection criteria. The objective of the study is support the need for the use of percutaneous tumor ablative therapies in Cuba, by reviewing its current state in the world. A descriptive bibliographic review was carried out using the databases Google Scholar, MEDLINE (Pubmed) and SciELO, from which 31 articles were selected, useful to update the information. Percutaneous tumor ablation was performed in view of completely eradicating all viable malignant cells within the tumor. Chemical, thermal and other non-thermal ablations are the most used. This treatment has proven effective and safe. Due to its high cost, its introduction in the country has not been possible.

Keywords : ablation; percutaneous; radiofrequency; microwaves; laser, cryoablation; electroporation.

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