Recent advances in ablation therapy of bone neoplasm

Imaging-guided thermal ablation techniques have been widely applied in the clinical treatment for all kinds of solid tumors.In recent years,this technique has been preliminary employed in the clinical treatment for bone tumors and it can effectively relieve the pain caused by the bone tumors.Thermal ablation technique provides an effective therapeutic alternative for patients with inoperable metastatic bone tumors.The thermal ablation techniques now used in clinical practice include radiofrequency ablation,microwave ablation,high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation and the tissue-freezing ablation(cryoabla-tion).This paper aims to make a comprehensive review of the basic principles,the application extent and treatment effect of the thermal ablation therapy for bone tumors.