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Title: Hepatocellular carcinoma detected by iodized oil: use of anticancer agents

Conference · · Radiology; (United States)
OSTI ID:5834798

Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) was performed in 97 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Ethiodol (iodized oil) containing an anticancer drug was infused via the hepatic artery followed by Gelfoam particles. The Ethiodol emulsion was selectively retained in the tumor vessels and also remained in the small daughter nodules that could not be detected by angiography or computed tomography (CT) prior to TAE. In most patients there was a reduction in the tumor size following TAE, and serum alpha-fetoprotein levels were reduced in all patients whose initial levels had exceeded 400 ng/ml. This method is considered to be effective not only for treatment of hepatic tumor but also useful for evaluation of post-TAE changes in the tumor and diagnosis of small daughter nodules, due to the long-term accumulation of Ethiodol in tumor vessels.

Research Organization:
Nara Medical Univ., Kashihara, Japan
OSTI ID:
5834798
Report Number(s):
CONF-8311191-; TRN: 85-013096
Journal Information:
Radiology; (United States), Vol. 154:1; Conference: 69. annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, USA, 13 Nov 1983
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English