Radiologie interventionnelle et tumeurs des tissus mous : du diagnostic au traitement

Interventional radiology plays an increasing role in the management of soft tissue tumors. For initial diagnosis, precise and safe image-guided biopsies; soft tissue tumor biopsies must be performed in accordance with international guidelines. Then, in a therapeutic phase, interventional radiology, particularly with thermal ablation techniques (radiofrequency, cryoablation), can be proposed for specific indications like salvage treatment of recurrent tumor after surgery and radiotherapy, focal ablation for oligometastatic sarcomas, or treatment of benign locally aggressive tumors such as symptomatic hemangiomas or desmoid tumors. A multidisciplinary approach remains mandatory to achieve optimal patient selection for interventional radiology techniques.