[Intra-arterial treatment of therapy-resistant residual tumors of the pelvis].
OBJECTIVE
Evaluation of intraarterial cancer treatment in recurrent pelvic tumors, which were resistent to other treatment modalities.


METHODS
Ninety-seven patients suffering from pelvic recurrences originating from bladder (n = 40), rectum (n = 19), cervix (n = 21) oder other organs (n = 17) were treated by intraarterial chemotherapy (111 times) or transcatheter embolisation (52 times).


RESULTS
Less than 20% of our patients had remission of the tumor burden but tumor symptoms (especially pain and bleeding) could be controlled in 35 to 87% of the patients. The main complication was a muscle necrosis after intraarterial chemotherapy because of recurrent bladder cancer.


CONCLUSIONS
Intraarterial cancertherapy is a useful procedure for symptomatic treatment of tumor symptoms especially in case of bleeding. Local tumor control can only be achived in a minority of the patients.
Universitätsklinik Bonn-Venusberg.
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Görich
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Hasan
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Kunze
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Sittek
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Brensing
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Reiser
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Rilinger
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Sokiranski
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Steudel
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy
Intraarterielle Behandlung von therapierefraktären Tumorrezidiven des Beckens.