Solid tumors of the liver. Diagnostic and therapeutic problems

The diagnostic and therapeutic problems involved in 29 cases of isolated hepatic tumors have been presented. In nine cases the hepatoma was discovered during emergency treatment for complications. Selective arteriography was the most accurate method of establishing the etiologic diagnosis. Suprahepatic phlebography indicated the possibilities for surgical treatment. These possibilities are not influenced by the volume of the tumor, but are closely dependent on damage to the suprahepatic vascular system. Effective surgery was performed in 22 cases, of which 14 were excisions.