Radiofrequency ablation of lung cancer

▴ Herrera LJ, Fernando HC, Perry Y, et al . Radiofrequency ablation of pulmonary malignant tumors in nonsurgical candidates. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg2003;125:929–37 [OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3][Web of Science][4] Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer related death in the USA. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Many patients have poor pulmonary function or other medical co-morbidities and are not suitable for resection. Such patients are offered alternative treatments such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy, … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DThe%2BJournal%2Bof%2BThoracic%2Band%2BCardiovascular%2BSurgery%26rft.stitle%253DJ.%2BThorac.%2BCardiovasc.%2BSurg.%26rft.issn%253D0022-5223%26rft.aulast%253DHerrera%26rft.auinit1%253DL.%2BJ.%26rft.volume%253D125%26rft.issue%253D4%26rft.spage%253D929%26rft.epage%253D937%26rft.atitle%253DRadiofrequency%2Bablation%2Bof%2Bpulmonary%2Bmalignant%2Btumors%2Bin%2Bnonsurgical%2Bcandidates%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1067%252Fmtc.2003.18%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F12698158%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1067/mtc.2003.18&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=12698158&link_type=MED&atom=%2Fthoraxjnl%2F58%2F9%2F771.atom [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=000182327700023&link_type=ISI