Treatment Category Profile

Treatment Name:	Embolization	Known as: Also Known As:	Embolization
Treatment Type:	Surgery	Status:	Unknown
This is a treatment aimed at killing tumors by blocking their blood supply. It can be useful for RCC tumors because they are so vascular. A waxy material is injected into arteries feeding the tumor to block them. Parts of the tumor fed by that artery will then die.

   Articles related to this Treatment

1 Spinal metastases from renal cell carcinoma: effect of preoperative particle embolization on intraoperative blood loss. PubMed May 1, 2001 2 Portal Vein Embolization Renders Some Unresectable Liver Metastases Resectable Medscape Apr 17, 2000 3 Pre-Nephrectomy Embolization Improves Renal Cell Carcinoma Survival cancerpage.com Feb 29, 2000 4 Renal artery embolization using a new liquid embolic material obtained by partial hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate (Embol): initial experience in six patients. CancerLit Jan 1, 2000