title: An early-stage, non-hypervascular HCC successfully treated by superselective, bland transarterial embolization using 40-μm microspheres.
abstract: Transcatheter embolization is considered to be less effective for early-stage hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) without a hypervascular arterial supply. In the present case report, a 65-year-old male with hepatitis type C and non-hypervascular HCC located in the hepatic hilum was successfully treated by bland transarterial embolization (TAE). After the temporary protective embolization of normal liver tissue using large gelatin particles, diluted 40-μm microspheres were injected via the tumor-feeding artery. The tumor shrank, and the patient has survived for 25 months without recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, 634-8522, Japan. toshihir@bf6.so-net.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Shinsaku
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishiofuku
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masada
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Anai
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
authors.forename: Kimihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kichikawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Bland-TAE; Transcatheter arterial embolization; hepatocellular carcinoma; microspheres