Quimioembolización hepática en el manejo terapéutico del hepatocarcinoma: Reporte de dos casos

• Mario Fava ^[1] ; Luis Meneses ^[1] ; Robinson González ^[1] ; Soledad Loyola ^[1]
  1. [1] Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

     Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

     Santiago, Chile

     
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 136, Nº. 4, 2008, págs. 496-501
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Chemoembolization of hepatocarcinoma: Report of two cases
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  • Chemoembolization is a therapeutic alternative for those patients with hepatocarcinoma that cannot be excised surgically or that are waiting a liver allograft. We report two patients with hepatocarcinoma who were subjected to chemoembolization. A 65 years old male with a chronic liver disease and right lobe hepatocarcinoma, waiting for a liver transplantation, was subjected to two sessions, of chemoembolization four weeks apart. A magnetic resonance showed a 80% reduction of tumor volume one month later. A 72 years old diabetic male with an alcoholic liver disease with two hepatocarcinoma in the right lobe was subjected to two sessions of chemoembolization, separated by four weeks. A magnetic resonance one month later showed the absence of blood flow in both lesions, suggesting complete necrosis