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Limitation of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization using iodized oil for small hepatocellular carcinoma. A study in resected cases
Author(s) -
Kuroda Chikazumi,
Sakurai Masami,
Monden Morito,
Marukawa Taro,
Hosoki Takuya,
Tokunaga Koh,
Wakasa Kenichi,
Okamura Jun,
Kozuka Takahiro
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19910101)67:1<81::aid-cncr2820670116>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - medicine , iodized oil , hepatocellular carcinoma , transcatheter arterial chemoembolization , radiology , resection , gastroenterology , surgery
Abstract The radiologic and histologic findings are presented of the resection of 14 small hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC), less than 2 cm in maximum diameter, after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TCE) using iodized oil. The effect of TCE on small HCC depended on the morphologic type of the tumors. When no extracapsular invasion of tumor cells occurred, TCE was extremely effective against encapsulated tumors. However, in nine of the 14 resected specimens, viable tumor cells remained in or around the tumor. The authors suggest that small HCC are not always curable with TCE alone and that a multi‐disciplinary approach is necessary for patients with small HCC.