Lifepearl loaded with doxorubicin - downstage an HCC patient to reach liver transplant

Nuno Vasco Costa, MD

67 years old male with alcoholic related cirrhosis (abstinent in the last 2 years) and negative HBs antigen and anti-HCV antibody. An elevated level of serum liver enzymes (ALT, AST, ALP and GGT) was present and Child-Pugh score was A. He developed 2 hepatocellular...

Lifepearl loaded with doxorubicin - downstage an HCC patient

Nuno Vasco Costa, MD

55 years old male with alcoholic/hepatitis C virus related cirrhosis (abstinent in the last 10 years) and elevated serum liver enzymes (ALT, AST, ALP, GGT) with a Child-Pugh score of 6 points (A).

He developed two hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on the right liver lobe - VII (28 mm) and VIII (23 mm)...

Successful Balloon-Occluded DEB-TACE after failure of SIRT and DEB-TACE

Illario Tancredi, MD; Gontran Verset, MD

A large hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the right liver lobe was diagnosed in a 66-year old patient affected by a Child A alcoholic cirrhosis. Due to the large size of the lesion a radioembolization (SIRT) was performed. But disease progression was observed 1 month later...