Radioembolisation for treatment of pediatric hepatocellular carcinoma

Pediatr Radiol. 2013 Jul;43(7):876-81. doi: 10.1007/s00247-012-2568-y. Epub 2012 Dec 5.

Abstract

Transarterial radioembolisation with yttrium-90 (TARE-Y90), a catheter-directed therapy, has been used extensively in adults to treat primary and secondary hepatic malignancies. To our knowledge, the use of this palliative technique has not been described in children. We present two children with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with TARE-Y90.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Brachytherapy / methods*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / radiotherapy*
  • Child
  • Diagnostic Imaging / methods*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Liver Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Male
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Yttrium Radioisotopes / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Yttrium Radioisotopes