Hisanori Kawamoto, Koichiro Tsugawa, Yuko Furuya, Kaori Sakamaki, Sayoko Kakimoto, Mina Kitajima, Mariko Nagai Takishita, Mizuho Tazo, Mari Hara Nakano, Takako Kuroda, Ayaka Shimo, Arata Shimo, Yasuyuki Kojima, Makiko Tsuzuki, Ai Motoyoshi, Ei Haku, Toru Nishikawa, Yoshihide Kanemaki, Hidefumi Mimura, Mamoru Fukuda
BACKGROUND: Ultrasound-guided percutaneous cryoablation (PCA) for early-stage breast cancer (ESBC) can be performed under local anesthesia in an outpatient clinic. This study continues a pilot stage to examine local control, safety, patient quality of life (QoL), satisfaction and cosmetic outcomes of cryoablation for ESBC. METHODS: PCA was performed under local anesthesia for patients with primary ESBC, followed by radiation and endocrine therapies. Oncologic outcomes were examined by imaging (mammography, ultrasound, MRI) at baseline and 1, 6, 12, 24, 36, and 60 months post-cryoablation...
April 27, 2024: Breast Cancer: the Journal of the Japanese Breast Cancer Society