The Evolving Role of Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Laser Ablation in Elderly Unresectable Breast Cancer Patients: A Feasibility Pilot Study

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Representative case of successful LA ablation in a patient with invasive ductal unifocal breast carcinoma of 18 mm of max diameter in the upper outer quadrant of the right breast. (a) The US image before treatment shows the hypoechoic lesion with ill-defined margins and the fine needle and the tip of the fiber in the outer third of the tumor mass. (b) The US image at the end of the treatment shows an evident shadow cone due to the presence of gas bubbles that completely cover the ablated area.

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