title: [Continuous intra-arterial infusion therapy via the occiptial artery for head and neck tumors: second choice treatment].
abstract: We report three cases in which continuous intra-arterial infusion therapy via the occipital artery was combined with radiotherapy for head and neck tumors. An angiographic catheter was inserted into the feeding artery of the tumor retrogradely via the occipital artery under fluoroscopic guidance. Patients treated were maxillary sinus cancer, tongue cancer and hemangiosarcoma. No complications occurred due to this procedure in any of the three patients. This procedure was considered very useful when the approach from the superficial temporal artery was not possible due to prior treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fuwa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Muramoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000098:blood supply
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D016190:Carboplatin