Synchronous percutaneous core-needle biopsy and microwave ablation for stage I non-small cell lung cancer in patients with Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: initial experience

Purpose This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the safety and feasibility of computed tomography (CT)-guided synchronous percutaneous core-needle biopsy (CNB) and microwave ablation (MWA) for stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).