P-030 cryoablation in the cervical spine.

Summary

Patient example: 57 year old female with a newly diagnosed desmoid which extended from C3-T2. Current standard of care would be surgical resection followed by radiation therapy. Given the size of the lesion it was felt she would need cervical stabilization and possibly a latissimus flap. The patient was referred to our service to discuss less invasive options. Myelographic dye was placed for visualization, the spinal cord was hydrodissected away from the posterior elements using and epidural catheter, and neural monitoring was used and demonstrated no changes through the case. A total of 10 probes (Galil) were used and the lesion was cryoablated for 7 min, passively thawed for 10 min and reablated for 15 min. There was no post procedure weakness, and she was discharged postprocedure day 1, back to work on day 5.