Hepatocellular carcinoma supplied from the short gastric artery: treatment with chemoembolization

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2012 Dec;35(6):1512-4. doi: 10.1007/s00270-012-0390-4. Epub 2012 Apr 25.

Abstract

We report a case of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that was supplied by the short gastric artery. A 67-year-old woman with two nodular HCCs underwent repeated TACE. One of the nodules was supplied by the short gastric artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angiography
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / therapy*
  • Chemoembolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Doxorubicin / administration & dosage
  • Ethiodized Oil / administration & dosage
  • Female
  • Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Stomach / blood supply*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Ethiodized Oil
  • Doxorubicin