Why the study?
Does image-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation provide safe and effective local control in patients with unresectable adrenocortical carcinoma tumors?
Population
8 patients with 15 unresectable or poor surgical candidate adrenocortical carcinoma primary or metastatic…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
mean 10.3 months
Authors
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Supports short-term control in small unresectable adrenal tumors; hypothesis-generating, needs prospective validation before practice change.
Does image-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation provide safe and effective local control in patients with unresectable adrenocortical carcinoma tumors?
Percutaneous RFA is a safe and feasible procedure for short-term local control of small (≤5 cm) unresectable adrenal tumors.
Wood et al. (2003) studied this question.
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