Interventional Radiology and Interventional Oncology Prof. Dr. Murat Cantaşdemir explained in detail for you what you wonder about radiofrequency ablation therapy, which can be applied in the treatment of tumors such as liver cancer, kidney cancer, lung cancer, and thyroid nodules.
The main mechanism is to anesthetize the skin with a special needle and to advance the needle into the tumor. After the needle enters the tumor, radiofrequency waves are sent from the outside. These waves cause an increase in temperature within the tumor, and thus the tumor begins to burn and die slowly due to the heat waves. There is also a microwave ablation treatment method, which is very similar to radiofrequency ablation treatment and is performed with a special needle with the same principle.