title: Transcatheter therapy for malignant neoplasms.
abstract: Interventional radiology has developed into a subspecialty with application in the treatment and palliation of patients with advanced malignant diseases. A directed catheter delivers high concentrations of chemotherapy directly into the tumor bed. Embolic particles may be injected to stop hemorrhage or to occlude the blood supply of a cancer, resulting in pain relief or tumor shrinkage. These techniques can be incorporated into a multidisciplinary approach to cancer.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Coldwell
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mortimer
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008722:Methods; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*