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Lead
Larkin Community Hospital
Age
18–95
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Age \>= 18
2. Pre-registration core biopsy:
You may not be if
3. Tumor size \< 1.5 cm in greatest diameter. Specifically, the tumor must measure \< 1.5 cm in the axis parallel to the treatment probe and \< 1.5 cm in the axis anti-parallel to the treatment probe. Largest size measured by required pre-treatment scans (mammogram, ultrasound and MRI) will be used to determine eligibility.
4. An ultrasound visible target for cryoablation:
Ultrasound-visible mass or nonmass finding corresponding to the tumor or An ultrasound-visible biopsy marker placed within 1cm of the biopsied tumor.
5. No prior or planned neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer.
6. Adequate breast size for safe cryoablation. This will be determined by the interventional radiologist using a combination of clinical exam and imaging. Site of target for cryoablation must be greater than 1 cm from the nipple and greater than 1cm from the closest skin surface.
1. Multifocal of multicentric carcinoma.
2. Pre-registration core biopsy with diagnosis of frank invasive carcinoma (not microinvasion) or lobular carcinoma.
3. Prior or planned neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer.
