Guidance
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Cryotherapy for the treatment of liver metastases.
Description
Cancer cells can spread from where they start (the ‘primary tumour’) to other parts of the body to form one or more ‘secondary tumours’, which are also known as ‘metastases’. Liver metastases occur when cancer spreads from other parts of the body to the liver.
Cryotherapy is a process that uses cold temperatures to destroy cancer cells; it is applied directly to the tumour through a special needle.
Coding and clinical classification codes for this guidance