title: [Chemo-embolization of inoperable hepatocellular cancer. A surgical-radiologic therapy concept].
abstract: The dual blood supply of the liver allows embolization therapy of malignant liver tumors nearly complete supplied by arterial vessels. The last three years we treated 25 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma by transcatheter arterial chemotherapy using iodized oil and anticancer agents suspension. The survival rate of untreated patients ranges between 1.6 and 2.5 months. Five patients died within two weeks to 9.7 months following embolization. Twenty of these patients are alive with survival rates of 1 to 22.9 months following the procedure. Because of the low procedural morbidity, transcatheter embolization is superior to surgical dearterialization or systemic chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Radiologische Diagnostik, Universität Tübingen.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pirschel
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lauchart
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D007459:Iodized Oil / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007459:Iodized Oil
vernacular_title: Die Chemoembolisation des inoperablen hepatozellulären Karzinoms. Ein chirurgisch-radiologisches Therapiekonzept.