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Radiofrequency Ablation, Cryotherapy, and Microwave Ablation for Renal Tumors

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Interventional Oncology

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Renal tumor ablation is a technique that has rapidly developed over the last decade. Although some questions remain regarding the long-term efficacy and the most appropriate target patient population, the technique has been shown to have excellent short- and midterm results that are comparable to surgery [1–10]. The purpose of this chapter is to briefly discuss the major factors that determine the role and outcome for radiofrequency (RF), microwave, and cryoablations.

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Hinshaw, J.L., Lubner, M.G. (2012). Radiofrequency Ablation, Cryotherapy, and Microwave Ablation for Renal Tumors. In: Mueller, P., Adam, A. (eds) Interventional Oncology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1469-9_13

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