ReviewGland surgery2020
Outcomes following minimally invasive imagine-guided percutaneous ablation of adrenal glands.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Radiomics Results for Adrenal Mass Characterization Are Stable and Reproducible Under Different Software.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Minimally Invasive Image-Guided Percutaneous Irreversible Electroporation of Adrenal Metastases.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2025Article
- Computed tomography-guided percutaneous cryoablation of hereditary adrenal pheochromocytoma in three patients.Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM · 2024Article
- Radiomics in the characterization of lipid-poor adrenal adenomas at unenhanced CT: time to look beyond usual density metrics.European radiology · 2024Article
- Diagnostic Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Technique Optimization and Tips and Tricks for Radiologists.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2023Review
- Spontaneously reversible adrenal nodules in primary diffuse large B-cell testicular lymphoma mimicking an extranodal involvement: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2021Article
- Thermal ablation in adrenal disorders: a discussion of the technology, the clinical evidence and the future.Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity · 2021Review
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11 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Whilst surgery represents the gold standard for the treatment of adrenal primary malignant tumors, metastatic involvement of the adrenal glands is generally approached conservatively; however, surgery for local control has been controversial, and several reports have described the utility of surgical removal in terms of prolonged survival in selected patients. Different techniques, including radiofrequency ablation (RFA), microwave ablation (MWA), laser induced thermal therapy (LITT), cryoablation (CRA), and chemical ablation, are employed in percutaneous image-guided ablation for primary and metastatic malignancies of the adrenal glands, in case of patients with multiple comorbidities or who refuse surgery. Technical success, clinical success and safety were analysed and discussed in this systematic review. Tumor size was found a significant determinant for local disease control; histology of the primary malignancy and coexistence of tumor elsewhere were correlated with prognosis. These procedures resulted to be feasible and safe, with hypertensive crisis representing the most common complication. Although there is lack of evidence in the literature concerning outcomes compared with surgery, percutaneous ablation may represent a useful therapeutic option for controlling unresectable adrenal metastases, offering patients opportunities for improved survival.
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