Introduction . Cryoablation, a local ablative technique used in interventional oncology mainly for malignancies of the liver, kidney, prostate, lung and breast, has recently received increased interest1. In this procedure, cell death is induced by freezing tissue using a cryoprobe inserted percutaneously near the tumor. Compared to conventional surgical resection, which can lead to chronic pain, infection, hematoma and seroma formation, cryoablation has several advantages. Due to t...