title: Hepatocellular carcinoma: transcatheter arterial chemoembolization of the gonadal artery.
abstract: Over the past 9 years, the authors have identified gonadal arteries supplying hepatocellular carcinoma in seven of 4,438 patients (0.16%) whom they attempted to treat by transcatheter arterial chemoembolization. All seven patients had tumors in the Couinaud segment 6 (S6) of the liver (mean size, 6.8 cm). The gonadal arteries in all seven patients showed anatomic variations, including a high origin (n = 3) and a common trunk with the adrenal artery (n = 4). The gonadal artery with anatomic variation may supply hepatocellular carcinomas located in liver S6.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, #28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyo-Cheol
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin Wook
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Hwan Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jae
authors.forename: Whal
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: So
authors.forename: Jae Hyung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006066:Gonads / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007459:Iodized Oil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007459:Iodized Oil; D004317:Doxorubicin