Expert consensus on thermal ablation therapy of pulmonary subsolid nodules (2021 Edition)

J Cancer Res Ther. 2021 Nov;17(5):1141-1156. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1485_21.

Abstract

The Expert Consensus reviews current literatures and provides clinical practice guidelines for thermal ablation of pulmonary subsolid nodules or ground-glass nodule (GGN). The main contents include the following: (1) clinical evaluation of GGN; (2) procedures, indications, contraindications, outcomes evaluation, and related complications of thermal ablation for GGN; and (3) future development directions.

Keywords: Ground-glass nodule; lung cancer screening; pulmonary subsolid nodules; thermal ablation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Consensus
  • Expert Testimony
  • Humans
  • Hyperthermia, Induced / methods*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / surgery*
  • Precancerous Conditions / surgery*
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / surgery*