Search Results for: liver embolization

The Role of Surgery and Chemoembolization in the Management of Carcinoid

Presented by:
Rodney Pommier, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery,
Section of Surgical Oncology
Oregon Health Sciences University
California Carcinoid Fighters Conference
October 25, 2003

It’s a real pleasure…

Hepatic artery embolization (bland embolization)

Hepatic artery embolization: Another option for tumors that cannot be removed is to reduce the blood flow through the hepatic artery, the artery that feeds most liver cancer cells. This is done by hepatic artery embolization (injecting materials that…

Hepatic artery chemoembolization (HACE) (also called TACE)

HACE is the localized treatment of a tumor that spars healthy tissue and organ function. Chemoembolization is used to treat tumors in the liver. The normal liver has a dual blood supply with the hepatic artery supplying 25% and the portal vein supplying…

Chemoembolization

A procedure in which the blood supply to the tumor is blocked surgically or mechanically and anticancer drugs are administered directly into the tumor. This permits a higher concentration of drug to be in contact with the tumor for a longer period of time.…

In your editorial section on treatment, liver transplant “in very special selected cases” is mentioned; what are those cases?

The reported world experience with liver transplant for carcinoid indicates that the outcome in general is as good but no better than that resulting from the best combination of multimodality treatment ( i.e. Octreotide/Sandostatin, Hepatic Artery…

Consensus Statements and Guidelines

This section provides information on consensus findings from leading international and national researchers and physicians in the field of carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumors.

Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes to Be Featured Guest for CCF’s Luncheon with the Experts

Diane Reidy-Lagunes, MD, a medical oncologist, will be the featured guest for Facebook Live Luncheon with the Experts on Thursday, July 7, 2022 from 12 noon to 1 pm, Eastern Time. Dr. Reidy-Lagunes is Associate Deputy Physician-In-Chief, Regional …

Ask the NET Expert, May 2022

The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce that Jerome S. Zacks, MD, cardiologist, is the featured NET expert for CCF’s Ask the NET Expert program during May 2022. Launched in February, the Ask the NET Expert is a web-based program* for the …

Ask the NET Expert, March 2022

The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce that Jaydira Del Rivero, MD, is the NET expert for CCF’s Ask the NET Expert program during March 2022. Launched last month, the Ask the NET Expert is a web-based program* for the neuroendocrine tumor…

Dr. Charles Nutting, 2020 Luncheon with the Experts, Resources

Charles Nutting, DO, FSIR

Interventional Radiologist

Endovascular Consultants of Colorado

Dr. Nutting is an interventional radiologist at Endovascular Consultants of Colorado in Lone Tree. He is also a team member and collaborates…