title: Chemo-embolization of hepatic tumours.
abstract: Over the past decade, increasing use of chemo-embolization with chemotherapeutic agents emulsified in oil has been made in the treatment of both primary and metastatic liver tumours. These lesions are often not amenable to surgical resection and are not responsive to systemic chemotherapy. Chemo-embolization provides an additional therapeutic option which, in some instances, can provide significant benefit. This pictorial review discusses the technique of chemo-embolization, as well as aspects of patient selection, complications, and tumour response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Vancouver Hospital, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: al-Bassam
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Munk
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Sallomi
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Connell
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000473:pathology; D018579:Patient Selection