Computed tomography-guided transarterial chemoembolization as the initial therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: Experience of 75 cases in a single institute

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 587-593

  Okada, Yoichi ^a   Ina, Hiroyasu ^b   Kubota, Kazunori ^b   Himeno, Yoshiro ^c   Wakita, Toshihiko ^d   Ohashi, Isamu ^e   Gomi, Naoya ^e   Yoshida, Tetsuo ^f   Mae, Sunao ^b   Irie, Tetsuya ^b  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN MATSUZAWA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Nakano General Hospital   (Japan)

^c MUSASHINO RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Fraternity Memorial Hospital Tokyo   (Japan)

^e TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f KANAGAWA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Survival late; Transarterial chemoembolization

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; GELFOAM; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037342238     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022557220624     Document Type: Article

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