Microwave Thermal Ablation in an Unusual Case of Malignant and Locally Advanced Rare Tumor of Pancreas in ASA IV Old Male Patient and Literature Review

Table 1

Outcomes, type of ablation, and complications in premalignant pancreatic lesions: review of the literature. CTP: cystic tumors of the pancreas; PNET: primitive neuroectodermal tumor; EUS: endoscopic ultrasonography; CR: complete resolution; NA: not available.

Author	Lesion type	Number	Treatment	Median area of ablation, mm (range)	Outcome	Major complications
Gan et al. 2005 [10]	CTP	25	EUS guided ethanol; Lavage	19.4 (6–30)	CR 35%	None
Oh et al. 2008 [11]	CTP	14	EUS guided ethanol; Lavage + paclitaxel	25.5 (17–52)	CR 79%	Acute pancreatitis (); Abdominal pain ()
Oh et al. 2009 [12]	CTP	10	EUS guided ethanol; Lavage + paclitaxel	29.5 (20–68)	CR 60%	Mild pancreatitis ()
DeWitt et al. 2009 [13]	CTP	42	Randomised double blind: saline versus ethanol	22.4 (10–58)	CR 33%	Abdominal pain (); Pancreatitis (); Cystic bleeding ()
Oh et al. 2011 [14]	CTP	52	EUS guided ethanol; Lavage + paclitaxel	31.8 (17–68)	CR 62%	Mild pancreatitis ()
Levy et al. 2012 [15]	PNET	8	EUS guided ethanol; Lavage and intraoperative ethanol; Lavage	16.6 (8–21)	NA	Peritumoral bleeding ()
Pai et al. 2013 [16]	CTP + PNET	8	EUS guided RFA	38	CR 25%	None
Park et al. 2016 [17]	CTP	91	Ethanol	30 (20–50)	CR 45%	Acute pancreatitis ()
Moyer et al. 2016 [18]	CTP	10	Ethanol or saline plus paclitaxel and gemcitabine	30	CR 75%	Acute pancreatitis ()