title: Radioembolisation for treatment of pediatric hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: Transarterial radioembolisation with yttrium-90 (TARE-Y90), a catheter-directed therapy, has been used extensively in adults to treat primary and secondary hepatic malignancies. To our knowledge, the use of this palliative technique has not been described in children. We present two children with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with TARE-Y90.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. hawkcm@gmail.com
authors.forename: Clifford Matthew
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: Kamlesh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kukreja
authors.forename: James I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Geller
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schatzman
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ristagno
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002648:Child; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes