Table 3. Summary of five thermal ablation techniques for fibroadenoma.

Author	Year	Technique	No. of masses	Mean mass size(cm)	Ablation needle size(mm)	Ablation duration (mins)	Follow-up (Mons)	CA(%)	volume reduction (%)	Major complication(%)
Kaufman et al [27]	2002	Cryoablation	57	2.1	2.4	6-30	12	N/A	65	0
Kaufman et al[28]	2004	Cryoablation	66	2.0	2.4	N/A	12	N/A	87.3	0
Kaufman [29]	2004	Cryoablation	57	2.1	2.4-2.7	14.8±3.3	12	N/A	89	0
Edwards [30]	2004	Cryoablation	89	1.8	2.7	N/A	6	N/A	51	2(abscess)
Caleffi et al[31] *	2004	Cryoablation	124	2.0	2.4-2.7	14.7-16.1	12	N/A	92	0
Kaufman et al[32]	2005	Cryoablation	37	2.1	2.4	14.3	30	N/A	99	0
Littrup et al[33]	2005	Cryoablation	42	4.2 cm3	2.4	<30	12	100	73	0
Nurko [34]	2005	Cryoablation	444	1.8	2.7	22	12	N/A	68-73	0
Hahn [5]	2013	Cryoablation	23	≤ 3	3.4	20	12	91.3	75-76	4.5(severe pain)
Golatta et al[35]]	2015	Cryoablation	60	1.2 cm3	3.5	44-74	12	N/A	93	0
Teh HS [6]	2010	RFA	2	2.3 and 3.0	N/A	10 and 14	6	100	N/A	0
Dowlatshahi K [6]	2010	Laser	2	1.9-2.6	2.1	15-25	96	N/A	40-50	0
Basu S[36]	1999	Laser	30	2.2 cm3	0.8	5	2	N/A	60-70	26.7(skin burn)
Yang BR[37]*	2015	Laser	19	0.78	0.8	1-2	32	N/A	73.7	10(skin burn)
Hynynen K[38]	2001	HIFU	11	1.9 cm3	N/A	45-120	6	73	31.6	0
Kovatcheva R[40]	2015	HIFU	51	3.89ml	N/A	118	12	84.3	72.5	0
Cavallo Marincola B[39]	2015	HIFU	12	2.65	N/A	57.2	3	N/A	50	0
Present study	2016	MWA	187	1.6	1.6	3.2	12	99.5	80	0

Note.— RFA, Radiofrequency ablation; HIFU, High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound; MWA, microwave ablation; CA, complete ablation; N/A, not available.

*study for benign breast lesions.