Downstaging of bilobar hepatocellular carcinoma after radioembolization with 90Y microspheres as a bridge to liver transplantation

Publication date: September–October 2017 Source:Revista Española de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular (English Edition), Volume 36, Issue 5 Author(s): L. Reguera-Berenguer, J. Orcajo-Rincón, A. Rotger-Regí, A.M. Matilla-Peña, M. Echenagusia-Boyra, R. Pérez-Pascual, A. Marí-Hualde, J.C. Alonso-Farto Hepatic radioembolization with 90Y is an increasingly widely used locoregional therapy in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Its potential benefit has recently been described as a downstaging treatment, achieving a decreased tumour burden and allowing patients to be rescued for more radical treatments, such as liver transplantation. The case presented refers to a patient diagnosed with multifocal bilobar hepatocellular carcinoma, Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) intermediate stage, in whom treatment with 90Y achieved a satisfactory radiological response with a very significant reduction of tumour burden, allowing a rescue treatment with liver transplantation.
Source: Revista Espanola de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular - Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research