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. 2020 Oct;122(5):989-991.
doi: 10.1002/jso.26084. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

The role of percutaneous interventions in the management of lung cancer patients during the Covid-19 pandemic

Emmanouil I Kapetanakis  1 , Dimitrios K Filippiadis  2 , Ioannis P Tomos  3 , Anna Karakatsani  3 , Anna Koumarianou  4 , Periklis I Tomos  1
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The role of percutaneous interventions in the management of lung cancer patients during the Covid-19 pandemic

Emmanouil I Kapetanakis et al. J Surg Oncol. 2020 Oct.
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A biopsy proven NSCLC 81‐year‐old male patient which due to significant co‐morbidities had in increased risk during this period underwent percutaneous computed tomography guided microwave ablation. A,B, Computed Tomography (CT) axial scans in lung (A) and chest (B) window illustrating the microwave antenna inside the lesion. C, CT coronal reconstruction one month post the percutaneous ablation session illustrating the ground glass infiltrate covering the whole lesion with satisfactory safety margins. NSLC, non–small cell lung cancer
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