[Hypervascular liver metastases of gastric cancer completely responding to transcatheter oily chemoembolization using epirubicin hydrochloride, mitomycin C and lipiodol].
A 68-year old woman underwent transarterial oily chemoembolization using Lipiodol with epirubicin hydrochloride and mitomycin C for treatment of multiple hypervascular hepatic metastases of gastric cancer. The tumors showed a good fixation of Lipiodol with a complete biologic response. The tumor has been well controlled for eight months by only one chemoembolization on follow-up study. Transcatheter oily chemoembolization may be an effective treatment not only for hepatocellular carcinoma, but also for hypervascular liver metastases from gastrointestinal malignancies.
Inoue
Y
Y
Dept. of Radiology, Minoo City Hospital.
Nakamura
H
H
Yano
M
M
Akashi
H
H
Mizumoto
S
S
Yamasaki
K
K
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D000368:Aged; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; D015251:Epirubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007459:Iodized Oil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
D015251:Epirubicin; D016685:Mitomycin; D007459:Iodized Oil