Percutaneous Bone Tumor Management

 

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ABSTRACT

Interventional radiology plays a major role in the management of bone tumors. Many different percutaneous techniques are available. Some aim to treat pain and consolidate a pathological bone (cementoplasty); others aim to ablate tumor or reduce its volume (sclerotherapy, thermal ablation). In this article, image-guided techniques of primary and secondary bone tumors with vertebroplasty, ethanol injection, radiofrequency ablation, laser photocoagulation, cryoablation, and radiofrequency ionization (coblation) will be reviewed. For each modality, the principles, the indications, and the results will be presented. The technical choice depends on the therapeutic intent—curative or palliative—and the need for consolidation, but also on the general status of the patient and the other therapeutic options. For the most complex cases, combined treatments can be required. However, the less disabling technique should always be considered first.

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Afshin GangiM.D. Ph.D. 

Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology B, University Hospital of Strasbourg

Pavillon Clovis Vincent BP 426, F-67091 Strasbourg, France

Email: gangi@rad6.u-strasbg.fr