Hepatic arterial cannulation for regional chemotherapy is safe in patients with a liver metastasis volume of less than 1 litre

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1213-1216

  Burke, D ^a   Fordy, C ^a   Earlam, S A ^a   Allen Mersh, T G ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal liver metastasis; Hepatic artery cannulation; Regional chemotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0030937626     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.207     Document Type: Article

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