Cryotherapy and its applications in the management of urologic malignancies: A review of its use in prostate and renal cancers

Abstract Cryotherapy has been established as an ablative modality for the treatment of a wide range of malignancies. Being minimally invasive, it is associated with less morbidity than conventional extirpative surgical procedures. In recent years, it has been used with success for treating two of th...

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Published in:Urologic oncology 2014, Vol.32 (1), p.39.e19-39.e27
Main Authors: Mohammed, Aza, M.B.Ch.B., M.R.C.S, Miller, Stephen, M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc., M.R.C.S, Douglas-Moore, Jayne, M.B.B.S., M.R.C.S, Miller, Marek, M.D., F.R.C.S.(Urol)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cryoprobes
Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy - methods
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms - pathology
Kidney Neoplasms - therapy
Male
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Prostate cancer
Prostatic Neoplasms - pathology
Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy
Small renal masses
Treatment Outcome
Tumor Burden
Urology
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Summary:Abstract Cryotherapy has been established as an ablative modality for the treatment of a wide range of malignancies. Being minimally invasive, it is associated with less morbidity than conventional extirpative surgical procedures. In recent years, it has been used with success for treating two of the common urologic malignancies, that is, prostate and renal cancer. In this review, we highlight the role of cryotherapy as a treatment modality, the proposed destructive mechanisms of action and the risks of its use in the management of prostate and renal malignancy.
ISSN:1078-1439
1873-2496
DOI:10.1016/j.urolonc.2013.04.004