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ChemoEmbolization (Transhepatic Artery Chemoembolization)
The goals of chemoembolization are to give a maximum dose of chemotherapy to tumor cells and minimize the toxic effects of chemotherapy to the patient. Chemoinfusion and chemoembolization are similar procedures. In both procedures, a chemotherapy agent is given into the liver's blood supply to kill the cancerous cells. In chemoembolization, the procedure cuts off the blood supply to the tumor. The lack of oxygen rich blood causes the tumor cells to die Chemoembolization also traps the chemotherapy at the tumor site.
Under x-ray guidance, the catheter is placed into the femoral artery in your leg. The catheter is advanced into the liver artery. The chemoembolization medication is infused into the liver tumor. The procedure usually takes two to four hours.
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