Cryosurgery to Treat Cancer - NCI - National Cancer Institute
Cryosurgery is a local treatment that uses extreme cold produced by liquid nitrogen or argon gas to destroy cancer cells and abnormal tissue. Learn how cryosurgery works, about the types of cancer and precancers it is used to treat, and the benefits and drawbacks of cryosurgery.
Cryosurgery: Purpose, Procedure & Risks - Healthline
2021年8月3日 · Cryosurgery is a procedure that doctors use to treat skin cancer, skin lesions, prostate cancer, and other types of cancer. Extreme cold is used to destroy abnormal tissue such as tumors.
Cryosurgery - Wikipedia
Cryosurgery (with cryo from the Ancient Greek κρύο 'icy cold') is the use of extreme cold in surgery to destroy abnormal or diseased tissue; [1] thus, it is the surgical application of cryoablation.
Cryotherapy: Uses, Procedure, Risks & Benefits - Cleveland Clinic
2020年5月29日 · Cryotherapy is the use of extreme cold to freeze and remove abnormal tissue. Doctors use it to treat many skin conditions (including warts and skin tags) and some cancers, including prostate, cervical and liver cancer. This treatment is also called cryoablation.
Cryosurgery: Types, Uses, Benefits, and Side Effects - Healthgrades
2022年9月16日 · Cryosurgery uses cold to freeze tissue and destroy it. It is a method doctors can employ to treat cancerous and noncancerous conditions on the skin and inside the body. Cryosurgery has several benefits, including being less invasive than other types of surgery.
Cryosurgery: What is Cryotherapy? - Cancer Treatment Centers …
2022年12月2日 · Cryotherapy, or cryosurgery, is a procedure that freezes and destroys cancer cells using extremely cold liquid nitrogen or argon gas. Cryosurgery may be used to kill cancer cells on the skin or in the body.
Lung Cancer: What to Know About Cryosurgery - WebMD
2022年7月27日 · What Is Cryosurgery? Cryosurgery, also called cryotherapy or cryoablation, is a procedure that kills cancer cells using extreme cold. During the surgery, a thin needle called a cryoprobe is...
Cryoablation for cancer - Mayo Clinic
2022年12月22日 · Learn how cryoablation is used to freeze tumor cells to treat a variety of cancers, including bone, kidney, liver, lung and prostate cancers.
Cryoablation: Cryotherapy, Cryosurgery - Cleveland Clinic
2021年7月29日 · Cryoablation is a procedure that uses extremely cold gas to freeze and destroy abnormal cells or diseased tissue. It’s often used for skin disorders and cancer. Also called cryotherapy or cryosurgery, the procedure is usually safer and less invasive than surgery to cut out diseased tissue. People usually go home the same day.
Cryotherapy treatment for cancer | Cancer Research UK
2023年9月6日 · Cryotherapy is a treatment that uses extreme cold to destroy cancer cells. It is a treatment for some types of cancer and precancerous conditions. You can have cryotherapy in different ways. How you have it depends on where the cancer is in your body.