Embolisation of cancer: what is the evidence?

Embolisation has become an accepted modality of cancer treatment in patients with a variety of clinical scenarios. It is commonly used in clinical practice in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer and neuroendocrine tumours, and renal cell carcinoma. Th...

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Autores principales: Goode, J A, Matson, M B
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: e-MED 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1434597/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18250022
http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2004.0021
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description Embolisation has become an accepted modality of cancer treatment in patients with a variety of clinical scenarios. It is commonly used in clinical practice in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer and neuroendocrine tumours, and renal cell carcinoma. This review summarizes the current evidence for the efficacy of embolotherapy in these clinical settings, together with the associated complications.
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spelling pubmed-14345972006-12-14 Embolisation of cancer: what is the evidence? Goode, J A Matson, M B Cancer Imaging Article Embolisation has become an accepted modality of cancer treatment in patients with a variety of clinical scenarios. It is commonly used in clinical practice in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer and neuroendocrine tumours, and renal cell carcinoma. This review summarizes the current evidence for the efficacy of embolotherapy in these clinical settings, together with the associated complications. e-MED 2004-09-17 /pmc/articles/PMC1434597/ /pubmed/18250022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2004.0021 Text en Copyright © 2004 International Cancer Imaging Society
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