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- Title
Transcatheter chemo-embolization effective for treating hepatocellular carcinoma. A histopathologic study.
- Authors
Sakurai, Masami; Okamura, Jun; Kuroda, Chikazumi; Sakurai, M; Okamura, J; Kuroda, C
- Abstract
A histopathologic study was done on livers from 14 patients who underwent surgery for hepatocellular carcinoma and who had been pretreated by a combination of intra-arterial embolization of Gelfoam (Upjohn) plus intra-arterial chemotherapy. This technique was effective as the excess vascularity of the tumor and the tumor bulk were reduced and resection was readily facilitated. For solitary tumors of less than 4 cm in diameter, this approach was particularly effective. As this combined treatment almost invariably leads to liquefaction and necrosis of the tumor, the likelihood of metastases is diminished.
- Publication
Cancer (0008543X), 1984, Vol 54, Issue 3, p387
- ISSN
0008-543X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/1097-0142(19840801)54:3<387::AID-CNCR2820540303>3.0.CO;2-W