Percutaneous ethanol injection in the treatment of liver neoplasms

• Published in: American journal of roentgenology (1976) Vol. 149; no. 5; pp. 949 - 952
• Main Authors: Shiina, S, Yasuda, H, Muto, H, Tagawa, K, Unuma, T, Ibukuro, K, Inoue, Y, Takanashi, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Leesburg, VA Am Roentgen Ray Soc 01.11.1987; American Roentgen Ray Society
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Antineoplastic agents; Biological and medical sciences; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - diagnosis; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - drug therapy; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - therapy; Chemotherapy; Combined Modality Therapy; Embolization, Therapeutic; Ethanol - administration & dosage; Ethanol - therapeutic use; Female; Humans; Injections - adverse effects; Injections - methods; Liver Neoplasms - diagnosis; Liver Neoplasms - drug therapy; Liver Neoplasms - therapy; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Necrosis; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - diagnosis; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - drug therapy; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - therapy; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Punctures - adverse effects; Punctures - methods; Ultrasonography; Human; Chemotherapy; Ethanol; Liver; Tumor; Palliative treatment; Percutaneous route

The effectiveness of percutaneous ethanol injection therapy was investigated in 30 patients who had hepatocellular carcinoma (18 had a single lesion and 12 had multiple lesions). In patients who had a single lesion, ethanol injection was especially effective. Histopathologic examination, performed i...