Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization with DSM for primary hepatic malignant carcinoid.

Abstract

A 66-year-old male with multiple liver tumors was diagnosed as having malignant carcinoid. The case exhibited carcinoid syndrome with wheezing and high urine 5-Hydroxy-Indole Acetic Acid and serum serotonin concentrations. A search for the primary lesion failed to detect tumors except those in the liver, leading to the diagnosis of primary hepatic carcinoid. Repeated transcatheter arterial chemoembolization with degradable starch microspheres decreased the tumors in size and improved the subjective symptoms. Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization with degradable starch microspheres is a useful treatment for unresectable malignant carcinoid of liver origin.

• Authors: Susumu Hijioka, Takaaki Ikari, Akira Kamei, Koichi Takano, Shingo Asahara, Naoya Fujita, Miyuki Shimizu, Kensuke Kuraoka, Rikiya Fijita, Hiroaki Kanda, Yo Kato
• Journal: Hepato-gastroenterology (Hepatogastroenterology) Vol. 54 Issue 74 Pg. 382-5 (Mar 2007) ISSN: 0172-6390 [Print] Greece
• PMID: 17523279 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Carcinoid Tumor (diagnosis, pathology, therapy)
• Chemoembolization, Therapeutic
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Liver Neoplasms (diagnosis, pathology, therapy)
• Male
• Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome (diagnosis, pathology, therapy)
• Positron-Emission Tomography
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed