Combined Embolization and Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of a Solid Renal Tumor
Winthrop H. Hall1,
John P. McGahan1,
Daniel P. Link1 and
Ralph W. deVere White2
1
Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, 4860 Y
St., Ste. 3100, Sacramento, CA 95817.
2
Department of Urology, University of California Davis Medical Center,
Sacramento, CA 95817.

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Fig. 1A. 67-year-old woman with chronic lung disease and solitary left
kidney. CT scan of abdomen obtained with IV contrast material shows small
hypervascular lesion (arrows) at upper pole of left kidney.
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Fig. 1B. 67-year-old woman with chronic lung disease and solitary left
kidney. Left renal arteriogram shows hypervascular lesion (arrows) at
upper pole of left kidney.
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Fig. 1C. 67-year-old woman with chronic lung disease and solitary left
kidney. Selective left renal angiogram shows interlobar arterial branch
supplying tumor (arrow).
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Fig. 1D. 67-year-old woman with chronic lung disease and solitary left
kidney. Angiogram obtained after embolization shows vascular stump
(arrow) with no evidence of feeding vessels.
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Fig. 1E. 67-year-old woman with chronic lung disease and solitary left
kidney. Abdominal CT scan obtained after renal angiogram shows prongs of RF
needle (arrow) that was placed in renal lesion using posterior
approach, with patient in prone position. Needle was inserted in direction of
arrow.
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Fig. 1F. 67-year-old woman with chronic lung disease and solitary left
kidney. Follow-up contrast-enhanced abdominal CT scan obtained 8 weeks after
E shows avascular area (arrows) at upper pole of left kidney,
in region of previous treatment.
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