A case of maxillary cancer treated by intra-arterial therapy using a steerable microcatheter
| Autor: | Kenta Ogi, Rika Yoshimatsu, Hiroki Minamiguchi, Hitomi Maeda, Masahiro Komori, Takuji Yamagami, Kenji Kajiwara, Miki Nishimori, Chikako Shimada, Shinji Kariya, Tomoaki Yamanishi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Neoplasms medicine.artery Maxillary cancer Intra arterial Humans Infusions Intra-Arterial Medicine Aged medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Angiography Cancer Maxillary Sinus Left maxillary sinus medicine.disease 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Ophthalmic artery 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Surgery Radiology Internal carotid artery business Chemoradiotherapy |
| Zdroj: | Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies. 31:649-652 |
| ISSN: | 1365-2931 1364-5706 |
| Popis: | We report on a 69-year-old man with locally-advanced left maxillary sinus cancer who underwent treatment with intra-arterial chemoradiotherapy. Angiography showed that the main feeding arteries were the left maxillary artery and the ophthalmic artery, arising from the internal carotid artery. Due to acute branching of the ophthalmic artery, conventional microcatheters could not be inserted. Using a steerable microcatheter, we were able to repeatedly administer chemoradiotherapy via the ophthalmic artery. The tumor has mostly disappeared after intra-arterial chemoradiotherapy, and the patient is still alive two years after treatment. A steerable microcatheter is very useful for acute-angled vascular branches. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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