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Title: Safety and Efficacy of Image-Guided Cryoablation in the Treatment of Unresectable Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumours.
e-poster Number: EPOS 24
Category: e Poster
Author Name: Dr. Payal Sharma
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Abstract :
Aims & Objectives
• To evaluate efficacy and safety of image-guided Cryoablation and to assess the local tumour control, pain control and range of movements in the extremities and complications of the same.
Methods
Inclusion criteria:
• Patient with fibromatosis – either recurring or residual after surgery/chemotherapy or hormonal therapies
Exclusion criteria:
• Lesions in close proximity to the neurovascular bundle
• A total of 20 patients underwent 27 sessions of cryoablation (4 underwent 2 sessions and 2 underwent 3 sessions of cryoablation)
Results
• The imaging response was evaluated by contrast enhanced MRI (CE-MRI)
• Significant improvement in pain score at 3 months – mean VAS improved from 5 to 2.55, p<0.05
• The mean MSTS improved from 19.9 to 23.7 over 3 months (p<0.05)
Conclusions
• Cryoablation is a safe and effective treatment modality in the treatment of fibromatosis
• Cryoablation helps in pain palliation and improves functional outcomes in patients with extra-abdominal desmoids.
