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Outpatient procedure shrinks benign breast lumps.
2004 JAN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Breast cryotherapy is a safe, effective, and nearly painless office-based procedure that significantly reduces benign breast lumps without damaging breast structure, according to a study presented at the 89th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
"Patients leave the office 30 minutes after the cryotherapy is completed," said lead author Peter J. Littrup, MD, professor of radiology, urology and radiation oncology at Wayne State University and director of the image-guided therapy program at Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI) in Detroit, Michigan.
Cryotherapy for breast fibroadenomas, or fibrous benign lumps, is an ultrasound-guided procedure that uses exceptionally cold temperatures to freeze and kill abnormal tissue.
Interventional radiologists numb the breast tissue around the mass and insert a cryoprobe, which is similar to a large needle, into the middle of the lesion. An ice ball forms at the tip of the probe and continues to grow until the ultrasound confirms that the entire lump has been engulfed, killing the tissue.
According to Dr. Littrup, there are three major advantages of cryotherapy for breast fibroadenomas. The first benefit is visualization. Ice is easily visualized with both ultrasound and computed tomography, making the procedure safe and effective. ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Outpatient procedure shrinks benign breast lumps.