Value of ablation therapy in the treatment of lung metastases

Thorac Cancer. 2018 Feb;9(2):199-207. doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.12567. Epub 2017 Nov 29.

Abstract

Tumor metastases are the basic biological characteristics of malignant tumors, and the lungs are the second most prominent metastatic organs in which these develop after the liver. Currently, with the rapid development of ablation technology, ablation therapy as a local treatment is playing an increasingly important role in the treatment of lung metastases. Whether alone or in combination with other treatments, ablation therapy has achieved good therapeutic effects for the treatment of partial lung metastases. This article briefly summarizes the results of current and previous ablation treatments for lung metastases, and focuses on the value of ablation therapy for different kinds of lung metastases.

Keywords: Ablation therapy; bone and soft tissue sarcoma; colorectal cancer; lung metastases; renal cancer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Catheter Ablation / methods*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology
  • Kidney Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Sarcoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Sarcoma / pathology
  • Sarcoma / radiotherapy
  • Treatment Outcome