Radiotherapy roles in hepatocellular carcinoma: Review

Authors

Attapol Pinitpatcharalert, Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University

Keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma, Radiotherapy, มะเร็งตับ, รังสีรักษา

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common cancer and first leading cause of death in Thailand. The standard treatments are liver transplantation, liver resection or local ablative therapy or percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) for early stage disease. Transarterial chemoembolization is the treatment for locally advanced stage and advanced disease could be treated with combined therapy. In present, radiotherapy techniques are rapidly development and increasingly used for hepatocellular carcinoma treatment. This article summarized roles of radiotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Key words: Hepatocellular carcinoma, Radiotherapy

Recommended Citation

Pinitpatcharalert, Attapol. 2015 Radiotherapy roles in hepatocellular carcinoma: Review. Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine. 15, 1 (Jan. 2015 ), 91-103.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.70933/2773-9465.1653

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