Combining local and regional therapeutic modalities to treat hepatic malignancies. Semin Intervent Radiol 2006 Mar;23(1):33-8
Date
03/01/2006Pubmed ID
21326718Pubmed Central ID
PMC3036303DOI
10.1055/s-2006-939839Scopus ID
2-s2.0-33646076939 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma and metastatic colon cancer have proven to be challenging problems in oncology today. Currently multiple treatment options are available for treating patients with these diseases, and for this reason, a multimodality and multidisciplinary approach is needed to optimize the effectiveness of treatment. Local ablation techniques along with intra-arterial therapy may be complementary and therefore increase survival in patients being treated for hepatocellular carcinoma and metastatic colon cancer. With proper patient selection, further improvement in treatment outcomes can be achieved when these techniques are combined with surgical resection and multidrug systemic chemotherapy. Therefore, it is imperative that interventional radiologists work closely with our colleagues in other medical and surgical specialties to provide our patients with the best possible treatment options.
Author List
Rilling WS, Hohenwalter EJAuthors
Eric J. Hohenwalter MD, FSIR Chief, Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of WisconsinWilliam S. Rilling MD, FSIR Vice Chair, Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
