MR-guided percutaneous cryoablation for bilateral multiple renal cell carcinomas.

ABSTRACT

A 35-year-old woman with five renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) was treated by percutaneous cryoablation. She had two RCCs in the left kidney and three in the right. Cryoablation was performed using a high-pressure argon-based system with 2- or 3-mm cryoprobes under magnetic resonance (MR) guidance. Three tumors were completely ablated. Two tumors were residual, as they were so close to nearby organs that we were forced to stop the freezing to avoid complications. No complications were encountered, and renal function was preserved. In conclusion, MR-guided cryoablation is a safe procedure even when RCCs are bilateral and multiple.