A major complication of microwave ablation in a patient with surgically treated ground-glass opacity.

A 64-year-old male patient with pulmonary ground-glass opacity (GGO) underwent microwave ablation treatment. An early cavity occurred and induced subsequent serious major complications of pneumothorax and hemothorax. The chest tube intervention was conducted, but the symptoms deteriorated. Finally, pulmonary wedge resection was conducted, and a lung tissue tear of 5 cm was observed during the operation.