Role of interventional radiology in the treatment of patients with neuroendocrine metastases in the liver. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2009 Jul;7(7):765-72
Date
07/29/2009Pubmed ID
19635229DOI
10.6004/jnccn.2009.0053Scopus ID
2-s2.0-69249179709 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 31 CitationsAbstract
Management of liver metastasis from neuroendocrine tumors routinely includes an interventional radiologist. Hepatic artery embolization, either bland (transarterial embolization) or with chemotherapy (transarterial chemoembolization), has been shown to improve response rates in neuroendocrine metastases to the liver. Radiofrequency ablation, cryotherapy, and percutaneous alcohol ablation are important adjuncts or alternative treatments to surgical debulking. In this article, the authors examine important techniques in the armamentarium of the interventional radiologist.
Author List
Kvols LK, Turaga KK, Strosberg J, Choi JMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Catheter AblationChemoembolization, Therapeutic
Cryosurgery
Embolization, Therapeutic
Ethanol
Hepatic Artery
Humans
Injections
Lasers, Solid-State
Liver Neoplasms
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Radiology, Interventional
Radiopharmaceuticals
Solvents
Yttrium Radioisotopes
