Minimally invasive image-guided therapy for inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma: What is the evidence today?

  • Seinstra B
  • van Delden O
  • van Erpecum K
  • et al.
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Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary malignant tumor of the liver that accounts for an important health problem worldwide. Only 10-15% of HCC patients are suitable candidates for hepatic resection and liver transplantation due to the advanced stage of the disease at time of diagnosis and shortage of donors. Therefore, several minimally invasive image-guided therapies for locoregional treatment have been developed. Tumor ablative techniques are either based on thermal tumor destruction, as in radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, microwave ablation, laser ablation and high-intensity focused ultrasound, or chemical tumor destruction, as in percutaneous ethanol injection. Image-guided catheter-based techniques rely on intra-arterial delivery of embolic, chemoembolic or radioembolic agents. These minimally invasive image-guided therapies have revolutionized the management of inoperable HCC. This review provides a description of all minimally invasive image-guided therapies currently available, an up-to-date overview of the scientific evidence for their clinical use, and thoughts for future directions.;

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Seinstra, B. A., van Delden, O. M., van Erpecum, K. J., van Hillegersberg, R., Mali, W. P. Th. M., & van den Bosch, M. A. A. J. (2010). Minimally invasive image-guided therapy for inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma: What is the evidence today? Insights into Imaging, 1(3), 167–181. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13244-010-0027-6

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