OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy and side effects of high intensity focused ultrasound(HIFU) in the treatment of malignant solid tumors. METHODS Thirty patients who refused surgery and/or were refractory to chemo...OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy and side effects of high intensity focused ultrasound(HIFU) in the treatment of malignant solid tumors. METHODS Thirty patients who refused surgery and/or were refractory to chemotherapy were treated by HIFU alone, with the efficacy and side effects monitored as follows: observation of vital organ signs; functional assay of important organs; imaging examinations including: digital subtraction angiography (DSA), CT, MRI, single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), large core needle biopsy, complications and metastasis. RESULTS After HIFU therapy, the vital signs remained stable and the functions of the heart, lung, kidney and liver were also normal. DSA images showed that small or larger arteries were not damaged. After a follow-up of 10-38 months(mean 23.1 months), 26 patients(87%) were alive. The volume of the tumor underwent complete regression in 10 patients. Shrinkage of the tumor volume ≥50% was observed in 13 patients. Eight of 13 patients were examined by large core needle biopsy, all showing necrosis and/or fibrosis though 3 patients(10%) had local recurrence. Two of these were retreated again by HIFU and the locally recurrent tumors were controlled. New metastases developed in 5 patients after H IFU. Two patients suffered from peripheral nerve injuriy and they have recovered during the follow-up. One patient developed skin injury. CONCLUSION High intensity focused ultrasound is effective and safe in the treatment of malignant solid tumors.展开更多
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of treatment of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). METHODS Thirty-one lesions in 18 patients with hepatic metas...OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of treatment of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). METHODS Thirty-one lesions in 18 patients with hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer after colectomy were treated with HIFU therapy. The vital signs, function of the vital organs, complications and pathological outcome were studied using imaging examinations such as CT or MRI. RESULTS The vital signs of all patients remained stable and their liver and kidney functions normal. Two of the 18 patients were not followed-up. After a mean follow-up of 16.1 months (6-38 months), 13 survived. The survival rates at the 12th and 18th months were 83.3% and 66.7%, respectively. The median survival rate was 16 months. Among the 25 lesions followed-up, 17 shrank over 50%, 5 grew new metastases and superficial degree II skin injury occurred in 8. CONCLUSION HIFU is a safe, effective and non-invasive option for the treatment of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer.展开更多
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical safety and efficacy of using highintensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy, for breast cancer, and to select the appropriate methods in evaluating the therapeutic effects.METHODS A...OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical safety and efficacy of using highintensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy, for breast cancer, and to select the appropriate methods in evaluating the therapeutic effects.METHODS A total of 24 patients with breast cancer underwent HIFU treatment 1-2 weeks before receiving modified radical mastectomy. During and after HIFU therapy, changes in blood pressure, breath, pulse and peripheral blood oxygen saturation were monitored. At the same time, the damage of the skin and tissue produced by HIFU at the target region was evaluated as well. Surgically excised samples were used for pathological examinations to evaluate the HIFU-induced destruction of the targeted tissue. Three patients received Tc-ECT and 1 MRI examinations before and after HIFU.RESULTS HIFU treatment had no apparent influence on either the tissue nearby the target or on vital signs of the patients. Pathological, tc-ECT and MRI examinations demonstrated that targeted tissue showed complete coagulative necrosis.CONCLUSION Under the guidance of real-time ultrasonic imaging, HIFU can effectively and safely destroy the breast cancer mass and ^99MTc-ECT and MRI examination can be utilized to evaluate the therapeutic effects.HIFU may become one of the options for breast cancer therapy in the future.展开更多
文摘OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy and side effects of high intensity focused ultrasound(HIFU) in the treatment of malignant solid tumors. METHODS Thirty patients who refused surgery and/or were refractory to chemotherapy were treated by HIFU alone, with the efficacy and side effects monitored as follows: observation of vital organ signs; functional assay of important organs; imaging examinations including: digital subtraction angiography (DSA), CT, MRI, single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), large core needle biopsy, complications and metastasis. RESULTS After HIFU therapy, the vital signs remained stable and the functions of the heart, lung, kidney and liver were also normal. DSA images showed that small or larger arteries were not damaged. After a follow-up of 10-38 months(mean 23.1 months), 26 patients(87%) were alive. The volume of the tumor underwent complete regression in 10 patients. Shrinkage of the tumor volume ≥50% was observed in 13 patients. Eight of 13 patients were examined by large core needle biopsy, all showing necrosis and/or fibrosis though 3 patients(10%) had local recurrence. Two of these were retreated again by HIFU and the locally recurrent tumors were controlled. New metastases developed in 5 patients after H IFU. Two patients suffered from peripheral nerve injuriy and they have recovered during the follow-up. One patient developed skin injury. CONCLUSION High intensity focused ultrasound is effective and safe in the treatment of malignant solid tumors.
文摘OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of treatment of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). METHODS Thirty-one lesions in 18 patients with hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer after colectomy were treated with HIFU therapy. The vital signs, function of the vital organs, complications and pathological outcome were studied using imaging examinations such as CT or MRI. RESULTS The vital signs of all patients remained stable and their liver and kidney functions normal. Two of the 18 patients were not followed-up. After a mean follow-up of 16.1 months (6-38 months), 13 survived. The survival rates at the 12th and 18th months were 83.3% and 66.7%, respectively. The median survival rate was 16 months. Among the 25 lesions followed-up, 17 shrank over 50%, 5 grew new metastases and superficial degree II skin injury occurred in 8. CONCLUSION HIFU is a safe, effective and non-invasive option for the treatment of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer.
文摘OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical safety and efficacy of using highintensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy, for breast cancer, and to select the appropriate methods in evaluating the therapeutic effects.METHODS A total of 24 patients with breast cancer underwent HIFU treatment 1-2 weeks before receiving modified radical mastectomy. During and after HIFU therapy, changes in blood pressure, breath, pulse and peripheral blood oxygen saturation were monitored. At the same time, the damage of the skin and tissue produced by HIFU at the target region was evaluated as well. Surgically excised samples were used for pathological examinations to evaluate the HIFU-induced destruction of the targeted tissue. Three patients received Tc-ECT and 1 MRI examinations before and after HIFU.RESULTS HIFU treatment had no apparent influence on either the tissue nearby the target or on vital signs of the patients. Pathological, tc-ECT and MRI examinations demonstrated that targeted tissue showed complete coagulative necrosis.CONCLUSION Under the guidance of real-time ultrasonic imaging, HIFU can effectively and safely destroy the breast cancer mass and ^99MTc-ECT and MRI examination can be utilized to evaluate the therapeutic effects.HIFU may become one of the options for breast cancer therapy in the future.
