Ultrasound-guided cryoablation proved to be an effective and safe technique for the local treatment of early-stage luminal breast cancer.
MRI proved to be an imaging modality capable of identifying the outcomes of the technique.
Cryoablation and surgery was performed on a cohort of 14 patients, and the anatomopathological analysis showed complete tumor ablation in all of them.
MRI was not performed in one patient, but in the remaining 13 cases, imaging findings were consistent with histological analysis, showing the absence of pathological contrast enhancements suggestive of tumor remnants.
Clinical complications observed in 12 patients included early hematomas and pain, with none of the patients experiencing post-treatment major complications, such as infection or skin necrosis.