Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of a Painful Rectus Sheath Neurofibroma
Abstract Neurofibromas are benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors and are a hallmark of neurofibromatosis type 1. Symptomatic lesions are traditionally managed surgically, but resection is invasive and carries risks of postoperative neuroma formation. This case report describes a patient with a painful right rectus sheath neurofibroma treated successfully with ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA). This suggests that percutaneous RFA may represent a safe, minimally invasive alternative to open surgery.
Authors
- John Raymond Zalcberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6624-0782)
- Matthew Lukies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6746-1184)
- Salam Findakly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1177-2052)
- Warren Clements (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1859-5850)
- Raymond B. Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7777-5613)
Institutions
- Monash Medical Centre (AU)
- The Alfred Hospital (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- National Trauma Research Institute (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR
- Published
- 2026-06-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0046-1824535
- Primary Topic
- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00