Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is the fifth most frequently found primary malignant tumor in the world.Hepatic surgery and liver transplantation are considered optimal for the curative treatment of HCC.However,only 15-2...Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is the fifth most frequently found primary malignant tumor in the world.Hepatic surgery and liver transplantation are considered optimal for the curative treatment of HCC.However,only 15-20%of HCCs may be surgically treated.Most of the surgically-non-eligible patients have to receive locoregional image-guided interventional treatments including intra-arterial and percutaneous ablative therapies.The goal of this paper is to review these interventional oncology approaches.Ablative therapeutic approaches include chemical therapies(such as ethanol or acetic acid injection),and thermal therapies(such as radiofrequency ablation,laser-induced thermotherapy,microwave ablation,cryoablation,and high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation).Catheter-based therapies include embolotherapy/chemotherapy-based treatments(such as transcatheter arterial chemoembolization,bland embolization,transcatheter arterial chemoinfusion,and chemoembolization with drug-eluting beads),and radiotherapy-based treatments(such as radioembolization with yttrium-90 and injection of iodine-131-labeled lipiodol).As a result of the technical development of locoregional approaches for HCC during the recent decades,the range of combined interventional therapies has been continuously extended.In this article,an evidence-based approach will be used to review the current role of interventional radiology therapies in the management of unresectable HCC.展开更多
文摘Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is the fifth most frequently found primary malignant tumor in the world.Hepatic surgery and liver transplantation are considered optimal for the curative treatment of HCC.However,only 15-20%of HCCs may be surgically treated.Most of the surgically-non-eligible patients have to receive locoregional image-guided interventional treatments including intra-arterial and percutaneous ablative therapies.The goal of this paper is to review these interventional oncology approaches.Ablative therapeutic approaches include chemical therapies(such as ethanol or acetic acid injection),and thermal therapies(such as radiofrequency ablation,laser-induced thermotherapy,microwave ablation,cryoablation,and high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation).Catheter-based therapies include embolotherapy/chemotherapy-based treatments(such as transcatheter arterial chemoembolization,bland embolization,transcatheter arterial chemoinfusion,and chemoembolization with drug-eluting beads),and radiotherapy-based treatments(such as radioembolization with yttrium-90 and injection of iodine-131-labeled lipiodol).As a result of the technical development of locoregional approaches for HCC during the recent decades,the range of combined interventional therapies has been continuously extended.In this article,an evidence-based approach will be used to review the current role of interventional radiology therapies in the management of unresectable HCC.
