Efficacy and Safety of Radiofrequency Ablation for Breast Cancer Smaller Than 2 cm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of breast cancer smaller than 2 cm.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted in the PubMed and EMBASE databases to identify published studies investigating the efficacy and safety of RFA for breast cancer smaller than 2 cm. The main outcomes were technical success rate of the ablation, complete ablation rate, complications and local recurrence. Secondary considerations were mode of anesthesia, pain tolerance, mean ablation time and surgical excision after ablation.

Results

Seventeen studies involving 399 patients and 401 lesions met the inclusion criteria. Nearly 99%(95%CI=0.98-1.00) of lesions achieved good technical success rate.Notably, 83.88% of the patients received RFA under general

SUBMITTER: Xia LY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8126716 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature