Progress in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment

ISBN-13: 9784431679837 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 107 str.

K. Okita

Opis

The rising incidence of hepatocellular cancer (HCC) is a cause for concern in all parts of the world today. Epidemiologists predict that HCC will become endemic because of the large numbers of carriers of hepatitis viruses that lead to the chronic liver diseases, which, in turn, are predisposing factors for the development of HCC. The eradication of HCC thus becomes an urgent priority. Against this background, Progress in HCC Treatment was the focus of the Yamaguchi (Japan) Symposium held in December 1998. Japanese hepatologists, unsurpassed in the diagnosis and treatment of HCC, were joined by specialists from other parts of the world to exchange the latest information about HCC treatment. Topics included percutaneous ablation of HCC, ultrasonographic screening for early detection, surgical treatment, and prevention by fibrosuppression. The papers collected in this volume provide a wealth of information on HCC for hepatologists, physicians, and others in the field.

Spis treści

The Efficacy of the Ultrasonographic Screening Test for Early Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Risk Factors of HCC in Korea.- Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Therapy, Percutaneous Infarction Therapy, and Percutaneous Microwave Coagulation Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Percutaneous Microwave Coagulation Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Percutaneous Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Treatment with Subsegmental Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Prognosis, Recurrence, and Effect on Liver Function.- Clinical Significance of Liposome-Encapsulated OK-432 Injection with Simultaneous Interventional Radiological Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Based on Experimental Analysis of Liver-Associated Lymphocytes.- Phase II Trial of Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy Using Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil in Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Surgical Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Prevention of Hepatocarcinogenesis by Fibrosuppression.- Cancer Vaccination by B7-1-Transfected Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells.- Clonal Deletion, A Novel Strategy of Cancer Control that Falls Between Cancer Chemoprevention and Cancer Chemotherapy: A Clinical Experience in Liver Cancer.