Palliative role of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for severe hemoptysis in an elderly patient with inoperable lung cancer

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Nov;140(5):1196-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.01.049. Epub 2010 Jul 2.

Authors

Alessandro Baisi¹, Federico Raveglia, Matilde De Simone, Ugo Cioffi

Affiliation

¹ Thoracic Surgery Unit, Ospedale San Paolo, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. alessandro.baisi@unimi.it

PMID: 20598324
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.01.049

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Catheter Ablation*
Female
Hemoptysis / etiology
Hemoptysis / surgery*
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / complications
Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Lung Neoplasms / pathology
Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
Neoplasm Staging
Palliative Care*
Recurrence
Severity of Illness Index
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome