[Transcatheter hepatic artery chemoembolization in the treatment of liver cancer]

Seventy transcatheter hepatic artery chemoembolizations with an emulsion containing iodized oil, adriamycin and 5-Fu were undertaken for the treatment of primary liver cancer in 58 patients and secondary liver cancer in 2 patients. The oil emulsion was selectively lodged in tumor vessels and small daughter nodules not detected by angiography or computed tomography prior to the chemoembolization Following the procedure, liver tumors appeared as areas of markedly high density on CT Hepatectomy performed on 3 of these cases following the chemoembolization found complete necrosis of the tumor in 2. The cumulative one-and two-year survival rates were 35.5% and 24.1% respectively. The results we have got indicate that the chemoembolization is a useful palliative measure for the treatment of hepatic neoplasms.