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geotina
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Anyone heard of these? Sounds a little experimental to me.
Interstitial Laser Photocoagulation - Involves insertion of a thin optical fiber into the center of liver tumor and a laser light is emitted from the tip. The exposed cells will then undergo thermal necrosis.
Cryosurgery - Destruction of abnormal tissue using sub-zero temperatures. Tumor not removed and the destroyed issue to be reabsorbed by the body. Initial results in properly selected patients with unresectable livor tumors are equivalent to those of resection.
Ethanol Injection - Injection of 100% absolute alcohol into tumors.........ultimately leading to tumor cell death.
I got this off the Liver Cancer Network - Part of the West Penn Allegheny Health System 2009 (Caution: pictures)
Thanks Tina
Interstitial Laser Photocoagulation - Involves insertion of a thin optical fiber into the center of liver tumor and a laser light is emitted from the tip. The exposed cells will then undergo thermal necrosis.
Cryosurgery - Destruction of abnormal tissue using sub-zero temperatures. Tumor not removed and the destroyed issue to be reabsorbed by the body. Initial results in properly selected patients with unresectable livor tumors are equivalent to those of resection.
Ethanol Injection - Injection of 100% absolute alcohol into tumors.........ultimately leading to tumor cell death.
I got this off the Liver Cancer Network - Part of the West Penn Allegheny Health System 2009 (Caution: pictures)
Thanks Tina
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Hi Tina
I've heard of these 2 that you mentioned.
Cryosurgery - Destruction of abnormal tissue using sub-zero temperatures. Tumor not removed and the destroyed issue to be reabsorbed by the body. Initial results in properly selected patients with unresectable livor tumors are equivalent to those of resection.
Ethanol Injection - Injection of 100% absolute alcohol into tumors.........ultimately leading to tumor cell death.
No experience with either of these, I went RFA and CyberKnife, but if memory serves me right, these were also other treatments that the hospital was offering.
-Craig0
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