HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA

Authors
LAU WY LEOW CK LI AKC
Citation
Wy. Lau et al., HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 57(3), 1997, pp. 101-104
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
British Journal of Hospital Medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00071064
Volume
57
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
101 - 104
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1064(1997)57:3<101:H>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common cancer in males. Surgery i s the only curative treatment, but is applicable in only 10-15% of pat ients. Systemic chemotherapy, transarterial embolization or chemo-embo lization can only palliate. In the future, selective internal radiatio n may have a role in downstaging inoperable hepatoma to operable tumou r.