Prostate cancer intervention
Key points • Prostate interventions can be used to both diagnose and treat prostate cancer. • Although none have been shown to affect outcomes, and the data regarding side effects…
ONCOLOGY
Transcatheter chemotherapy for malignancies in the brain, head, and neck
Introduction Intraarterial chemotherapy has long been investigated as a potentially superior treatment modality for tumors of the cervicocephalic, thoracic and abdominopelvic regions, and the limbs. Tumors of the brain, head,…
Image-based interventional therapies for benign uterine neoplasms
Key points • Uterine leiomyomata are common benign neoplasms that may cause symptoms related either to tissue bulk or bleeding for many women. • Triage to the ideal treatment depends…
Percutaneous management of cholangiocarcinoma
Key points • In general, the higher the cholangiocarcinoma (type 3 and type 4) and the more multifocal the disease/obstruction, the more likely the patient is to require percutaneous therapy/drainage…
Percutaneous management of renal tumors
Key points • Imaging plays an important role in diagnosis • Thermal ablation is becoming a treatment option for select patients with small tumors • techniques include radiofrequency and cryoablation…
Principles of percutaneous ablative therapies
Key points • Percutaneous image-guided tumor ablation uses the cytotoxic properties of thermal energy or electric field strength to cause cell death. • The thermal ablative effect due to coagulation…
Surgical management of hepatic metastases
Key points • Precise assessment of disease progression and adequate selection of initial therapeutic options should be performed through a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of liver metastases. • Selected…
Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Key points • Incidence and prevalence of GEP-NET is increasing. • Recently approved systemic targeted therapeutic agents and local therapies have rekindled interest in NET management. • Multidisciplinary centers employing…
Interventional strategies in the treatment of gynecologic cancers
Key points • Resection and chemotherapy are the mainstays of treatment for most advanced gynecologic cancers, but interventional strategies play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients…
Interventional radiology in the management of colorectal cancer liver metastases
Colon cancer—an overview Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States, and recent studies estimate that 100,000…
