Spontaneous Rupture of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Supplied by the Right Renal Capsular Artery Treated by Transcatheter Arterial Embolization

Journal Article · Fri Mar 15 00:00:00 EST 2002 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-001-0060-4· OSTI ID:21083459

Kodama, Yoshihisa; Shimizu, Tadashi; Endo, Hideho ^[1]; Hige, Shuhei ^[2]; Kamishima, Tamotsu ^[3]; Holland, George A ^[4]; Miyamoto, Noriyuki; Miyasaka, Kazuo ^[1]

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1. Department of Radiology, Hokkaido University, School of Medicine, N15 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638 (Japan)
2. Third Department of Internal Medicine, Hokkaido University, School of Medicine, N15 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638 (Japan)
3. Department of Radiology, HokkaidoUniversity, School of Medicine, N15 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638 (Japan)
4. Department ofRadiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 132 South10th Street, 1096 Main Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107 (United States)

We present a case of spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with poor liver function which was treated by transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE). The patient's bilirubin value was 3.8 mg/dL. The tumor was fed by the right renal capsular artery according to selective arteriography. It was subsequently treated by TAE. With successful TAE, no hepatic failure was related to the treatment. We believe that if tumors are fed only by extrahepatic collateral vessels, TAE may be an effective treatment even in patients with poor liver function.

• OSTI ID: 21083459
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 25, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-001-0060-4; Copyright (c) 2002 Springer-Verlag New York, Inc; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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