Chemotherapy After Portal Vein Embolization to Protect Against Tumor Growth During Liver Hypertrophy Before Hepatectomy - Concepedia

Concepedia

Publication | Closed Access

Chemotherapy After Portal Vein Embolization to Protect Against Tumor Growth During Liver Hypertrophy Before Hepatectomy

86

Citations

27

References

2013

Year

Catha Fischer, Laleh G. Melstrom, Dean J. Arnaoutakis, William R. Jarnagin, Karen T. Brown, Michael I. D’Angelica, Anne M. Covey, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Peter J. Allen, T. Peter Kingham,

Abstract

Chemotherapy does not retard growth of the liver after PVE and may prevent cancer progression. Thus, the combination of PVE and chemotherapy may enhance both oncologic and operative safety.

References

	Year	Citations

Page 1