Spontaneous Liver Rupture After Treatment With Drug-Eluting Beads
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : C. O. Ritter M. Wartenberg A. Mottok U. Steger J. P. Goltz D. Hahn R. Kickuth
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is a rare and life-threatening complication. Pathophysiologic mechanisms are not yet fully known; it is suggested that rupture is preceded by reactive tissue edema and intratumerous bleeding, leading to a rapid expansion of tumour mass with risk of extrahepatic bleeding in the case of subcapsular localisation. This case report discusses a sudden, unexpected lethal complication in a 74 year-old male patient treated with TACE using DC Bead loaded with doxorubicin (DEBDOX) in a progressive multifocal HCC.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol DOI 10.1007/s00270-011-0145-7 Received: 1 February 2011 / Accepted: 25 February 2011
