Cryoablation of Primary Breast Cancer in Patients with Metastatic Disease: Considerations Arising from a Single-Centre Data Analysis

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CT scan of an 81-year-old woman using the mediastinal window setting showed a primary breast cancer of the right breast (arrow) infiltrating the major pectoralis muscle (double arrow) (a). The patient received cryoablation of the primary tumor. CT scan obtained at the end of the cryoablation procedure showed the presence of a homogeneous area of low density because of the iceball (arrow), which encompassed the tumor (b). The same patient developed a contralateral breast cancer after 13 months. T2-weighted MR image showed a breast tumor in the left breast (arrow) (c). Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted fat suppression MR image showed the complete ablation of the cancer of the right breast and the contralateral tumor (circle and arrow, resp.) (d). CT-guided cryoablation of the left breast cancer using two cryoprobes (e).

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