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Evidence on the safety of microwave ablation for treating primary lung cancer and metastases in the lung is adequate but shows it can cause infrequent serious complications. Evidence on its efficacy shows it reduces tumour size. But the evidence on improvement in survival, long-term outcomes and quality of life is limited in quantity and quality. Therefore, this procedure should only be used with special arrangements for clinical governance, consent, and audit or research. Find out what special arrangements mean on the NICE interventional procedures guidance page.