Purpose To investigate the degree of arterial blood supply of portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and to evaluate its impact on overall survival after transarterial chemoembolization using lipiodol +/- gelatin sponge particles (TACE). Results Of the 10 patients who underwent surgery, the number of patients with good/mild/poor staining of PVTT by ...

Having Undergone Vertebroplasty due to Metastasis from Hepatocellular Carcinoma We read with great interest the article by Uemura et al, who reported a case of successful percutaneous sacroplasty for a hemorrhagic metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). They used a combination of bone cement and n-butyl 2-cyanoacrylate in the procedure, obtaining persistent pain relief and reduction of ...

INTRODUCTION Ultrasound-guided intranodal lipiodol lymphangiography (LAG) from the groin is a recently introduced technique for diagnosing and treating postoperative chylothorax. The benefits of this technique include reduced technical difficulty and shorter procedure duration, as compared to traditional pedal LAG. Although these benefits may eventually increase utilization of intranodal LAG, r...

The aim of the present study was to elucidate the effectiveness of transcatheter arterial infusion chemotherapy (TAI) of the whole liver using an epirubicin-mitomycin-lipiodol emulsion, prior to radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFA), in preventing intrahepatic distant recurrence (IDR) from single hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Of the 269 consecutive patients who underwent RFA in our institute ...

An 80-year-old woman was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma and underwent transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). The procedure went smoothly without any complications. However, she presented with a dry cough 3 months after the intervention. On physical examination, she did not appear cyanotic. Chest auscultation revealed a minimal crackle sound in the perihilar lung fields; other respirat...

Yttrium-90 is a radioelement which has found wide use in targeted radionuclide therapy because of its attractive physical and chemical properties. Radioembolisation of hepatocellular carcinoma with radiolabelled Lipiodol is a method of choice. We have synthesised a series of alkyldithiocarbamate yttrium complexes, easily extracted into Lipiodol due to their high lipophilicity. Among the prepare...

conclusions we showed that in treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, tace significantly improved the disease and the overall survival rate. also, we introduce the tumor size, serum alp level, and number of liver involved segments as prognostic factors of the procedure. finally, tace can be recommended as the initial treatment for unresectable hcc patients. background ...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the localization of 99mTc-labeled dextran-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles to the liver tumor using image-based analysis. We delivered 99mTc-SPIO intravenously or intra-arterially (IA) with/without Lipiodol to compare the tumor localization by gamma scintigraphy, single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and magnetic resonan...

Operation Hysterosalpingography was carried out under general anaesthesia using iodized poppy-seed oil containing 40 per cent. iodine (Lipiodol "F" Fluide, Laboratoires Andre Guerbet). The contrast medium was injected into the uterus under fluoroscopic control using a portable image intensifier. The Fallopian tubes appeared to be patent and a uterine septum was present. In a radiograph taken af...

UNLABELLED Objecive: To investigate the clinical safety and efficacy of CT-guided 125iodine (125I) seed implantation combined with percutaneous intra-tumor injection of chemotherapy emulsion of lobaplatin and lipiodol in treating patients with advanced lung cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with advanced lung cancer and treated with spiral CT-guided 125I seed implantation combined with p...