title: Hepatocellular carcinoma: treatment with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization.
abstract: This article presents a review of the literature regarding the use of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). There have been two different approaches to the treatment: (a) percutaneous tumor ablation methods which can be divided into injectable and thermal methods; percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) is the most widely used method, and (b) TACE. PEI is the treatment of choice for single HCCs smaller or equal to 3 cm in size. For patients with large HCCs combined TACE and PEI is probably the most effective nonsurgical treatment. In the presence of multiple HCC nodules, TACE remains the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Capa, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Acunaş
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rozanes
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000628:therapy*; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D016685:Mitomycin; D004317:Doxorubicin