Update on Embolization Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Kishore S, Friedman T, Madoff DC. Update on Embolization Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Current Oncology Reports 2017, 19: 40. PMID: 28421483, DOI: 10.1007/s11912-017-0597-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbolization therapyHepatocellular carcinomaFuture liver remnant hypertrophyPortal vein tumor thrombusPlanned hepatic resectionStage C diseaseBCLC stage AEarly-stage patientsManagement of patientsSafety of resectionVein tumor thrombusRadiation lobectomyRadiation segmentectomyUnresectable HCCUnifocal diseaseHepatic resectionVein embolizationBCLC stageStage patientsSurvival benefitTumor thrombusAblative optionsB diseaseC diseaseDifferent therapies