The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

October 2015

High-intensity focused ultrasound treatment for intra-abdominal desmoid tumors: a report of four cases.

Author Information

Meiqi Zhou,Xiao Ying,Xiaoye Hu,Yanqin Huang,Yulan Shi

Cancer Institute, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, People's Republic of China.,Department of Surgical Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, National Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.,Department of Surgical Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, National Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. huhu3570@gmail.com.

Publication

Summary

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a minimally invasive and effective method for treatment of solid tumors. We used HIFU to treat four patients with intra-abdominaldesmoid tumors from June 2011 to September 2013. Post-procedural pain was seen in all patients. One patient had an intra-abdominal abscess and another suffered a slight injury to the femoral nerve. The patients were followed up for 19-46 months (mean 34 months) until April 2015. The tumor in one patient disappeared, and no tumor progression was observed in the other patients.

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