Cryosurgery in the treatment of cancer.

Author(s) : GAGE A. A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The article reviews the history and the technique of cryosurgery on the point of view of tissue destruction. It evaluates the use of cryosurgery in the treatment of carcinoma of the skin, melanoma, tumours of the eye, carcinoma of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea and bronchi, lung, esophagus, liver, vulva, vagina and uterus, anus and rectum, prostate gland, urinary bladder, penis, bone, and cancers located in other sites.

Details

  • Original title: Cryosurgery in the treatment of cancer.
  • Record ID : 1994-0586
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: General information
  • Source: Surg. Gynecol. Obstet. - vol. 174
  • Publication date: 1992/01
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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