Brachial nerve injury caused by percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of apical lung cancer: a report of four cases.

The present report describes four cases of brachial nerve injury caused by percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) ablation of lung cancer. All the tumors were located in the lung apex. The patients developed symptoms indicative of a low brachial plexus injury during RF ablation or as long as 7 days afterward.

Does tumor type affect local control by radiofrequency ablation in the lungs?

Objective: : To retrospectively evaluate the effect of tumor type on local control by radiofrequency ablation in the lungs.

Materials And Methods: : This study included 252 lung tumors (mean size, 13.5mm) in 105 patients (73 men and 32 women; mean age, 66.

Two cases of needle-tract seeding after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for lung cancer.

The authors describe two cases of needle-tract seeding after percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) ablation for lung cancer. Needle biopsy was performed immediately before RF ablation in one case. In both cases, RF ablation was performed with a single internally cooled electrode, which was removed without cauterizing the electrode tract.