Open AccessArgon-helium cryoablation for thoracic vertebrae with metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma-related hepatitis B: A case report
Author(s) -
Tan Ya,
Yun Ye,
Li Sun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i2.377
Subject(s) - medicine , cryoablation , hepatocellular carcinoma , cryotherapy , metastasis , thoracic vertebrae , lesion , radiofrequency ablation , surgery , radiology , ablation , lumbar vertebrae , cancer , lumbar
Spinal metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rare, with an extremely poor prognosis and results in severe pain. Argon-helium cryotherapy is a local ablation method for HCC.