Multidisciplinary management of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2002 Sep;13(9 Pt 2):S259-63
Date
10/02/2002Pubmed ID
12354844DOI
10.1016/s1051-0443(07)61794-1Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0036742552 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 31 CitationsAbstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma is a challenging disease to treat because of its association with cirrhosis, variable biologic behavior, and variable morphology and because of the variations in local expertise and resources available. The expertise of multiple specialties is required for optimal treatment, which must be individualized. Multidisciplinary and multimodality approaches can be successful for converting patients with unresectable disease into surgical candidates and can stabilize disease as patients await liver transplantation. Regional and local ablation treatment strategies provide effective palliation and possibly prolong survival in nonsurgical candidates, with novel combinations of therapies showing promising results. Interventional radiologists can and should play a lead role in the multidisciplinary management of this disease and in the development of future treatment strategies.
Author List
Rilling WS, Drooz AAuthor
William S. Rilling MD, FSIR Vice Chair, Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Carcinoma, HepatocellularHepatitis C, Chronic
Humans
Incidence
Liver Cirrhosis
Liver Neoplasms
United States