Fig. 1

A 63-year-old male patient with with recurrent bone metastasis in the proximal humerus treated by percutaneous microwave ablation. A X-ray after the first surgery shows bone metastasis curettage, cementation and internal fixation. B X-ray at postoperative 8 months shows recurrent bone metastasis under the cement. C Percutaneous microwave ablation has been used to treat the recurrent bone metastasis. D After microwave ablation of the tumor, the temperature of the ablation core area can be measured to 73 ℃