Microwave ablation for lung cancer patients with a single lung: Clinical evaluation of 11 cases.

Background: The study was conducted to retrospectively evaluate the safety and effectiveness of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) for peripheral non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in 11 patients with a single lung after pneumonectomy.

Methods: From May 2011 to March 2015, 11 single-lung patients (8 men and 3 women; mean age 60.3 years, range 46-71) with peripheral NSCLC underwent 12 sessions of MWA.