- A Case of Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated by Repeated Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization Using DC beads® Followed with Resection
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Jeong-Yeop Song, Young Seok Kim, Jae Myeong Lee, Soo Ji Jin, Kyu Sung Choi, Yun Nah Lee, Sang Hyune Kim, Sung Won Jeong, Jae Young Jang, Sae Hwan Lee, Hong Soo Kim, Boo Sung Kim
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Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2013;13(1):65-69. Published online February 28, 2013
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17998/jlc.13.1.65
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Abstract
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- In patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and no anti-cancer treatment, the prognosis is quite poor. But in
some cases, repeated sessions of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) reduce the tumor size even to resectable, and
post-TACE resection may prolong the survival time. We present a case of 50-year-old HBV carrier woman with abdominal
distension. The diagnosis was huge HCC with intrahepatic metastasis. Repeated intra-arterial injections of adriamycin mixed
lipiodol or DC beads® (100-300/300-500/500-700 μm, ©BIOCOMPATIBLES UK LTD) were instituted through ten sessions for
13 months. The tumor size became reduced with a partial response after 10th TACE and post-TACE resection was performed. No
visible HCCs and decreased tumor markers were noted on the examinations 3 months after the resection.
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