• The First Ward of Cardiovascular, Suining Central Hospital. Suining 629000, Sichuan, P. R. China;
LIUYong-en, Email: 494988921@qq.com
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Microwave ablation (MWA), a form of thermal ablation in interventional radiology, uses electromagnetic waves to produce tissue-heating effects which generating tissue necrosis within solid tumors. Due to its exact effect, safety, high thermal efficiency, MWA became a minimally invasive surgery for lung cancer and a palliative treatment in patients who are nonsurgical candidate and solid tumors. MWA is accurate and effective for peripheral lung cancer and can effectively relieve airway obstruction, obstructive symptoms of pneumonia, atelectasis, breathing difficulties for central lung cancer. This review focuses on the application of MWA in the treatment of lung cancer.

Citation: HUANGWei, MAXing-sheng, LIUYong-en. Application of Microwave Ablation for Lung Cancer. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2015, 22(3): 265-268. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.20150071 Copy

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