Guidance
Evidence-based recommendations on microwave ablation for primary or metastatic cancer in the lung in adults. This involves inserting a probe into the lung, through the skin of the chest, to send microwaves into the cancer cells. This produces heat, aiming to destroy the cancer (ablation).
Is this guidance up to date?
Next review: February 2025
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This guidance replaces NICE interventional procedures guidance on microwave ablation for treating primary lung cancer and metastases in the lung (IPG469).