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Abdominal MRI Santa Fe: Chemoembolization Treatments for Liver Cancer

Primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) can metastasize, or spread, to the liver from other areas of the body —

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Abdominal MRI Santa Fe: 

Primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) can metastasize, or spread, to the liver from other areas of the body — most often the colon, pancreas, or rectum — as well as from nonliver locations within the same organ. Abdominal MRI Santa Fe can help detect tumors in these cases. Chemoembolization — an imaging-guided treatment that uses tumor-seeking pharmaceuticals and imaging technology to target cancerous growths — helps slow or stop their spread by targeting blood vessels that feed tumors in the liver and elsewhere.

What Is Chemotherapy?

Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment in which powerful medications are used to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy drugs are given intravenously (by IV) or orally (by mouth). The drugs travel through the bloodstream and reach virtually every organ, including those inside the abdomen. Chemos embolization is an alternative to surgery that treats liver cancer by injecting chemo medication directly into the tumor. There are two methods of chemoembolization: transarterial and transvenous. Transarterial chemoembolization involves a catheter inserted in the femoral artery, which is then threaded up to reach the tumor site. The catheter then delivers chemotherapy agents directly into the diseased blood vessels that supply blood flow to the tumor.

How Does Chemotherapy Work:

Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses strong medicines to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. To understand how chemo works, it helps to understand how normal cells divide. For example, when a cell divides it makes copies of all its parts so that one daughter cell has the same DNA as the original cell. Chemotherapy can interfere with this process in two ways. 

1) Chemotherapy can kill healthy cells because they divide quickly and are more sensitive to chemotherapy drugs than cancer cells. This can cause adverse side effects such as hair loss, mouth sores, and nausea during treatment.

What is Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion (PHP)?

Percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP) is a minimally invasive treatment that delivers chemotherapy directly to the liver. This type of treatment helps shrink tumors and allows doctors to use lower doses of chemotherapy than they would otherwise need. With this procedure, a catheter is inserted into the femoral artery in your groin and threaded up through your body until it reaches your liver. The catheter delivers chemotherapy in the form of an infusion or gas bubble directly to the tumor site. PHP can be performed with either general anesthesia or local anesthesia, depending on the patient's needs. After treatment, there may be some mild side effects such as nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain that can last for up to 2-3 days following the procedure.

The Chemoembolization Procedure:

Chemoembolization is a treatment that can offer hope to patients with liver cancer. After the patient's diagnosis is confirmed, their oncologist will decide if chemoembolization is appropriate. If so, the doctor will order an abdominal MRI to accurately assess the size and location of the tumor. In some cases, chemotherapy may be given before the chemoembolization procedure, but this is not always necessary. Chemotherapy may also be given after chemoembolization in some cases.

The goal of chemoembolization is to block blood flow from the tumor and starve it of oxygen and nutrients so that it can't grow or spread further, while also relieving any symptoms caused by blockages in other parts of the liver.

Treatment Risks and Considerations

What is Abdominal MRI?

An abdominal MRI is a medical imaging technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce cross-sectional images of the body. These images can then be examined by a radiologist or other physician to detect abnormalities. An abdominal MRI may be ordered as part of an evaluation of diseases involving the liver, bile ducts, pancreas, kidneys, spleen, appendix, or bowel. What is Chemotherapy? Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses drugs to kill or slow the growth of cancer cells in your body. What is Chemoembolization? Chemoembolization (also known as chemoablation) is a procedure that delivers chemotherapy directly into the blood vessels that feed the tumor.

Frequently Asked Questions About Abdominal MRI And Chemoembolization:

What is an abdominal MRI?

What is chemoembolization?

How long does the procedure take? 

What are the risks and side effects of chemoembolization? 

How effective is chemoembolization at shrinking liver cancer tumors?

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