Non-surgical Ablation Therapy for Early-stage Breast Cancer

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vi

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2. Introduction

   • Takayuki Kinoshita

   Pages 1-10

3. Evolution of Operative Methods in Japan

   • Tadashi Ikeda

   Pages 11-18

4. New Trends and Development in Breast Surgery

   • Takashi Shigekawa, Toshiaki Saeki

   Pages 19-28

5. A Theory of Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)

   • Kenjiro Jimbo, Takayuki Kinoshita

   Pages 29-37

6. RFA of Breast Cancer: Criteria and Procedure

   • Noriaki Wada

   Pages 39-52

7. RFA of Breast Cancer: Technique 1, Requisite Skills and Pitfalls to Avoid

   • Tomomi Fujisawa

   Pages 53-63

8. RFA of Breast Cancer: Technique2, Knack and Pitfall

   • Toshikazu Ito

   Pages 65-76

9. Histopathological Evaluation of the Therapeutic Effect of RFA for Early Breast Cancer

   • Hitoshi Tsuda, Masayuki Yoshida, Kunihiko Seki, Eriko Iwamoto, Kenjiro Jimbo, Sota Asaga et al.

   Pages 77-88

10. Importance of Breast Imaging Before and After RFA Therapy

    • Rikiya Nakamura, Naohito Yamamoto

    Pages 89-103

11. Cosmetic Evaluation of RFA

    • Tomomi Fujisawa

    Pages 105-112

12. RFA of Breast Cancer: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis

    • Toshikazu Ito

    Pages 113-117

13. RFA with a Cool-Tip Electrode in Early Breast Cancer

    • Takayuki Kinoshita

    Pages 119-131

14. RFA with a LeVeen Needle Electrode in Early Breast Cancer

    • Shigeru Imoto

    Pages 133-141

15. RFA of Early Breast Cancer Followed by Delayed Surgical Resection

    • Shoichiro Ohtani

    Pages 143-153

16. RFA of Early Breast Cancer Without Resection

    • Masato Takahashi

    Pages 155-161

17. Prospective Study of RFA of Early Breast Cancer Without Resection

    • Sota Asaga, Takayuki Kinoshita

    Pages 163-171

18. MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery of Breast Cancer

    • Hidemi Furusawa

    Pages 173-181

19. Ultrasonography Guided Nonsurgical Cryoablation for Small Breast Cancer

    • Eisuke Fukuma

    Pages 183-198

20. Importance of Breast Imaging Before and After Nonsurgical Ablation Therapy

    • Mitsuhiro Tozaki

    Pages 199-209

Covering the history of breast cancer, theory of radiofrequency ablation (RFA), resection of carcinoma, imaging before and after non-surgical ablation therapy and quality of life, this book focuses on extensive breast-conserving treatment for the preservation of a cosmetically acceptable breast. It investigates the feasibility of percutaneous, minimally invasive techniques to ablate breast tumors and several modalities such as cryosurgery, laser ablation, thermoablation and high-intensity focused ultrasound. Non-surgical Ablation Therapy for Early-stage Breast Cancer centers on RFA and provides insights into cryoablation and focused ultrasound surgery. 


RFA has been shown to be effective for treating tumors in many types of tissue, including liver, bone, brain, kidney, pancreas and prostate. As such this book is a valuable resource for breast and general surgeons, radiation oncologists and medical oncologists in all areas. The extensive discussions enable scholars to gain radiological expertise and a basic understanding of molecular biology, leading to better surgery without scalpels.

• Radiofrequency Ablation
• breast tumor
• cryosurgery
• mastectomy
• minimally invasive therapy
• surgical oncology

• Division of Breast Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

  Takayuki Kinoshita

Takayuki Kinoshita, M.D, Ph.D Chief, Division of Breast Surgery National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japa

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