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01-08-2020 | Kidney Cancer | Commentary

Commentary on the Recently Published Society of Interventional Radiology Quality Improvement Standards on Percutaneous Ablation in Renal Cell Carcinoma: Prime Time for Standardized Approach and Quality Improvement

Author: Miltiadis Krokidis

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 8/2020

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We read with great interest the recently published quality improvement standards of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) on the on percutaneous ablation in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) [1] that were published three years after the CIRSE guidelines on the same topic [2]. In that period, also guidelines of the American Society of Clinical Oncology were published [3], stating that “percutaneous thermal ablation should be considered an option if complete ablation can reliably be achieved” and also the 2019 version of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines [4] where thermal ablation was given priority over active surveillance as a management option for small renal masses. …
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Title
Commentary on the Recently Published Society of Interventional Radiology Quality Improvement Standards on Percutaneous Ablation in Renal Cell Carcinoma: Prime Time for Standardized Approach and Quality Improvement
Author
Miltiadis Krokidis
Publication date
01-08-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 8/2020
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-020-02503-8

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