Percutaneous sacroplasty for hemorrhagic metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma.

Akihiro Uemura, Masaki Matsusako, Yuji Numaguchi, Masaki Oka, Nobuo Kobayashi, Chikako Niinami, Tomonori Kawasaki, Koyu Suzuki

PubMed · 2005 · 45 citations · 19 references

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Percutaneous injection of bone cement is a promising treatment for metastatic tumors. We present a case of hemorrhagic sacral metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma treated successfully by percutaneous sacroplasty with combined injections of bone cement and n-butyl cyanoacrylate resulting in pain relief.

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