Spontaneous liver rupture after treatment with drug-eluting beads.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol
; 35(1): 198-202, 2012 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21431968
ABSTRACT
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.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Doxorubicin
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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Liver Neoplasms
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Alemania