Korean J Hepatol > Volume 5(4); 1999 > Article
The Korean Journal of Hepatology 1999;5(4): 343-347.
간경변이 동반된 간세포암 파열 환자에서 간동맥 색전술 1회 시행후 완전 관해된 1예 ( A Case of Complete Remission in Ruptured Hepatocellular Carcinoma after One - time Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization )
A Case of Complete Remission in Ruptured Hepatocellular Carcinoma after One - time Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization
Doo Yul Ryu,Duc Ky Lee,Jong Hyung Kim,Hyun Min Shin,Dong In Hwang,Dong Joo Lee,Sang Kook Han,Seok En Kim,Suk Joon Park
Department of Internal Medicine Dae Lim St. Mary' s Hospital, Seoul
ABSTRACT
There are many kinds of treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) such as surgical resection, liver transplantation, chemotherapy, interventional therapy [TACE, ethanol embolization, Immuno - chemoembolization, I131 - lipiodol embolization], thermal therapy, cryotherapy, and radiation therapy. Generally spontaneous remission is not common in HCC, however underlying mechanism of spontaneous remission is uncertain. We report a case of complete remission after one time TACE in ruptured HCC with review of literature about the effect of TACE and spontaneous remission. We conclude that arterial embolization is an effective alternative to surgery for hepatic hemostasis in patients with spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma. (Korean J Hepatol 1999;5:343-347)
KeyWords: HCC rupture, TACE (transcathter arterial chemoembolization), complete remission

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