Local control, safety, and survival following image-guided percutaneous microwave thermal ablation in primary lung malignancy

To determine local control, safety, and survival following percutaneous computed tomography (CT)-guided high-power microwave ablation (MWA) in the treatment of primary lung malignancy at a single institution.From July 2010 to June 2016, 52 patients (mean age 76.3 years, range 55-91 years) with 61 unresectable primary lung cancers of mean diameter 23.8 mm (range 26-55 mm) underwent MWA in 55 ablation sessions. Tumours were diagnosed at biopsy, or...