Cryosurgery of Lung with 2.4 mm Cryoprobe: An Experimental in vivo Study of the Cryosurgery in Canine Model

Background: The clinical application of cryosurgery the management of lung cancer is limited because the response of lung at low temperature is not well understood. The purpose of this study is to investigate the response of the pulmonary tissue at extreme low temperature. Material and Method: After general anesthesia the lungs of twelve Mongrel dogs were exposed through the fifth intercostal space. Cryosurgical probe (Galil Medical, Israel) with diameter 2.4 mm were placed into the lung 20 mm deep and four thermosensors (T1-4) were inserted at 5 mm intervals from the cryoprobe. The animals were divided into group A (n=8) and group B (n=4). In group A the temperature of the cryoprobe was decreased to $-120^{\circ}C$ and maintained for 20 minutes. After 5 minutes of thawing this freezing cycle was repeated. In group B same freezing temperature was maintained for 40 minutes continuously without thawing. The lungs were removed for microscopic examination on f day after the cryosurgery. In four dogs of the group A the lung was removed 7 days after the cryosurgery to examine the delayed changes of the cryoinjured tissue, Result: In group A the temperatures of T1 and T2 were decreased to the $4.1{\pm}11^{\circ}C\;and\;31{\pm}5^{\circ}C$ respectively in first freezing cycle. During the second freezing period the temperatures of the thermosensors were decreased lower than the temperature during the first freezing time: $T1\;-56.4{\pm}9.7^{\circ}C,\;T2\;-18.4{\pm}14.2^{\circ}C,\;T3\;18.5{\pm}9.4^{\circ}C\;and\;T4\;35.9{\pm}2.9^{\circ}C$. Comparing the temperature-distance graph of the first cycle to that of the second cycle revealed the changes of temperature-distance relationship from curve to linear. In group B the temperatures of thermosensors were decreased and maintained throughout the 40 minutes of freezing. On light microscopy, hemorrhagic infarctions of diameter $18.6{\pm}6.4mm$ were found in group A. The infarction size was $14{\pm}3mm$ in group B. No viable cell was found within the infarction area. Conclusion: The conductivity of the lung is changed during the thawing period resulting further decrease in temperature of the lung tissue during the second freezing cycle and expanding the area of cell destruction.

냉동침을 이용한 폐 냉동수술의 동물실험: 냉동수술 방법의 비교 실험

배경: 폐암치료에 있어 냉동수술은 저온에서 폐조직의 반응에 대한 연구 자료가 많지 않아 임상적용은 매우 제한적이다. 본 실험의 목적은 초저온에서 폐조직의 반응과 온도변화에 따른 폐의 조직학적 변화에 대해 조사하는 것이다. 대상 및 방법: 12마리의 잡견을 전신마취 후 5번째 늑간을 열어 폐를 노출시켰다. 2.4 mm 냉동침을 폐표면으로부터 20 mm 깊이로 폐조직으로 삽입하고 냉동침으로부터 5 mm 간격으로 온도센서(T1-4)를 삽입하였다. 실험견을 A군(n=8)과 B군(n=4)으로 나누어 A군은 20분간 $-120^{\circ}C$로 냉동한 후 5분간 해동하였다가 다시 20분간 냉동하였으며, B군에서는 40분간 해동과정 없이 $-120^{\circ}C$로 냉동하였다. 냉동수술 후 1일째 폐조직을 적출하였으며 A군 중 4마리는 지연된 조직반응을 보기 위해 7주일째 폐조직을 적출하여 조직학적 검사를 하였다. 결과: A군에서 일차 냉동 시 T1과 T2의 온도가 각각 $4.1{\pm}11^{\circ}C$와 $31{\pm}5^{\circ}C$로 떨어졌으며 이차 냉동 시 온도는 더욱 하강하였다: T1 $-56.4{\pm}9.7^{\circ}C,\;T2\;18.4{\pm}14.2^{\circ}C,\;T3\;18.5{\pm}9.4^{\circ}C\;and\;T4\;35.9{\pm}2.9^{\circ}C$. 일차 냉동시기와 이차냉동 시의 온도-거리 그래프를 비교한 결과 온도-거리 관계가 곡선에서 선형으로 변화했다. B군에서는 온도센서의 온도가 감소하였으며 냉동 40분 동안 변화 없었다. A군에서 광학현미경상 지름 $18.6{\pm}6.4mm$의 출혈성 괴사의 소견을 볼 수 있었다. B군에서의 괴사부위 지름은 $14{\pm}3mm$였다. 괴사된 부위에서 살아 있는 세포를 발견할 수 없었다. 결론: 냉동 후 해동과정은 폐조직의 전도율을 변화시키며 이는 이차 냉동 시 폐조직의 온도를 더욱 떨어뜨리고 세포파괴의 범위를 넓힌다.