Liver Met Treatment

geotina
geotina Member Posts: 2,111 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
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

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  • zenmonk
    zenmonk Member Posts: 198
    #2
    cryosurgery
    Havent heard of the other ones but I have heard of cryosurgery. No experience with it but I think they have been kicking the idea around for years.
  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    #3
    2 of Them
    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.

    -Craig

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