Interventional Radiology Treatment of Lung and Kidney Cancers

We also offer targeted, minimally invasive therapies directed at treatment of selected cancers to the lung and kidney. 

Interventional Radiology Treatment of Lung and Kidney Cancers

We also offer targeted, minimally invasive therapies directed at treatment of selected cancers to the lung and kidney. 
Obviously, surgery and chemotherapy is the preferred treatment to treat or remove the cancer from the body in hopes of a cure. In some cases, chemotherapy is ineffective or surgery cannot be performed because the disease is too widespread, involves critical structures, or the patient is not well enough to undergo major surgery or general anesthesia.

Some tumors within the lung and kidney can be treated with radiofrequency ablation.
Embolization is sometimes used prior to surgery to control bleeding.
Obviously, surgery and chemotherapy is the preferred treatment to treat or remove the cancer from the body in hopes of a cure. In some cases, chemotherapy is ineffective or surgery cannot be performed because the disease is too widespread, involves critical structures, or the patient is not well enough to undergo major surgery or general anesthesia.

Some tumors within the lung and kidney can be treated with radiofrequency ablation.
Embolization is sometimes used prior to surgery to control bleeding.
Lung
Lung Cancer

Is the 2nd most common cancer in both men and women.

About 14% of all new cancers are lung cancers.

Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined.

Is the 2nd most common cancer in both men and women.

About 14% of all new cancers are lung cancers.

Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined.

Kidney
Kidney Cancer

 The average age when  diagnosed is 64.

Kidney cancer is among the 10 most common cancers in both men and women. 

The rate of new kidney cancers has been rising since the 1990s.

Risk factors include smoking, workplace exposures & others.

Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)

RFA works to kill cancer cells by heating them. 
  • RFA is a minimally invasive technique performed by an interventional radiologist inserting a small needle/probe into the tumor using CT or ultrasound to guide the needle.
  • Electrical energy (similar to microwaves) is delivered through the needle which heats the tumor tissue and kills it. 
  • The destroyed cancer tissue turns into a scar. 
The FDA has approved RFA for treatment of certain tumors. While RFA of tumor can be curative, it is usually palliative, extending patient’s life expectancy and improving quality of life while living with the cancer. 

The procedure is performed as an outpatient in a hospital using intravenous sedation or general anesthesia. The procedure generally takes less than an hour to perform. The tumor is usually treated in one session but may occasionally require an additional treatment. Complications are unusual and occur in about 2% of patients. These include bleeding, infection or damage to adjacent tissue or organs. RFA is considered for patients in whom surgery is not a good option or when other medical conditions increase the risk of surgery.

RFA can be used to treat a variety of tumors, both malignant and benign. Tumors involving the liver, kidney, lung, and bone can be treated. RFA is particularly effective for treatment of smaller (less than 5 cm, about 2 inches) primary cancers of the liver – called hepatocellular carcinomas or HCC. Other types of liver tumors can be treated as well. Primary cancers of the kidney, renal cell tumors, can be treated with RFA as determined by the urologist. Certain types of lung cancers can be treated by this method. Painful bone tumors, malignant and benign (osteoid osteoma) can be effectively treated with either RFA or kyphoplasty.
The FDA has approved RFA for treatment of certain tumors. While RFA of tumor can be curative, it is usually palliative, extending patient’s life expectancy and improving quality of life while living with the cancer. 

The procedure is performed as an outpatient in a hospital using intravenous sedation or general anesthesia. The procedure generally takes less than an hour to perform. The tumor is usually treated in one session but may occasionally require an additional treatment. Complications are unusual and occur in about 2% of patients. These include bleeding, infection or damage to adjacent tissue or organs. RFA is considered for patients in whom surgery is not a good option or when other medical conditions increase the risk of surgery.

RFA can be used to treat a variety of tumors, both malignant and benign. Tumors involving the liver, kidney, lung, and bone can be treated. RFA is particularly effective for treatment of smaller (less than 5 cm, about 2 inches) primary cancers of the liver – called hepatocellular carcinomas or HCC. Other types of liver tumors can be treated as well. Primary cancers of the kidney, renal cell tumors, can be treated with RFA as determined by the urologist. Certain types of lung cancers can be treated by this method. Painful bone tumors, malignant and benign (osteoid osteoma) can be effectively treated with either RFA or kyphoplasty.

Embolization

Embolization is a well established interventional radiology technique that is used to treat trauma victims with massive bleeding, to control hemorrhage after childbirth, to decrease blood loss prior to surgery, and to treat tumors.

In treating cancer patients, interventional radiologists use embolization to cut off the blood supply to the tumor (embolization), deliver radiation to a tumor (radioembolization), or combine this technique with chemotherapy to deliver the cancer drug directly to the tumor (chemoembolization).

As vascular experts, interventional radiologists are uniquely skilled in using the vascular system to deliver targeted treatments via catheter throughout the body. In treating cancer patients, interventional radiologists can attack the cancer tumor from inside the body without medicating or affecting other parts of the body.

Tumors need a blood supply, which they actively generate, to feed themselves and grow. As vascular experts, interventional radiologists are uniquely skilled in using the vascular system to deliver targeted treatments via catheter throughout the body. In treating cancer patients, interventional radiologists can attack the cancer cells by directly injecting substances into their blood supply.
Embolization is a well established interventional radiology technique that is used to treat trauma victims with massive bleeding, to control hemorrhage after childbirth, to decrease blood loss prior to surgery, and to treat tumors.

In treating cancer patients, interventional radiologists use embolization to cut off the blood supply to the tumor (embolization), deliver radiation to a tumor (radioembolization), or combine this technique with chemotherapy to deliver the cancer drug directly to the tumor (chemoembolization).

As vascular experts, interventional radiologists are uniquely skilled in using the vascular system to deliver targeted treatments via catheter throughout the body. In treating cancer patients, interventional radiologists can attack the cancer tumor from inside the body without medicating or affecting other parts of the body.

Tumors need a blood supply, which they actively generate, to feed themselves and grow. As vascular experts, interventional radiologists are uniquely skilled in using the vascular system to deliver targeted treatments via catheter throughout the body. In treating cancer patients, interventional radiologists can attack the cancer cells by directly injecting substances into their blood supply.
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