Medical Treatment For Liver Cancer Disease
Medical Treatment For Liver Cancer Disease
Medical treatment for liver cancer patients performed in accordance with the stage of cancer and the condition of the patient. There are several ways that can be used in the treatment of liver cancer, among others: surgery, tumor ablation, chemotherapy and radiation.
If liver cancer is still in stage 1 stage, then the success rate with medical action is still very high. However, if it enters stage 2 or 3 then the cure rate is getting smaller. For patients who have entered the stage of end-stage, medical treatment is only intended to reduce pain and extend the life of the patient.
Medical Treatment by Operation Method Until now the most common medical treatment is surgery, either liver transplantation or removal of tumor cells (resection). This surgical medical action provides the highest cure rate, when all liver cancer cells are successfully removed, the patient receives complete recovery. The operation performed there are two methods such as partial hepatectomy and total hepatectomy (liver transplant).
a. Partial hepatectomy
This surgical action is intended only to remove tumor cells without involving the liver as a whole. Partial hepatectomy may be performed for a type of tumor cell that has not spread to the blood vessels. To undergo partial hepatectomy surgery, the patient's liver function must be in healthy condition. Unfortunately, most cases of liver cancer can not be thrown completely with this surgery, this can be due to the number of cancer cells that are too much or have a size of tumor cells large enough or has spread to other organs.
Possible side effects include: bleeding infection complications of anesthesia There was a blood clot pneumonia.
b.Total Hepatectomy (Liver Transplant)
Total hepatectomy or liver transplantation can be the most appropriate choice for some patients with liver cancer cancer cell size is still relatively small. This surgical action may be performed in patients with small tumor sizes (1 tumor smaller than 5 cm or 2 to 3 tumors of a size not exceeding 3 cm) that has not been damaging the surrounding blood vessels. Liver transplantation is a good choice because the new liver can function normally. However, the opportunity to do or get a liver transplant is very limited, the article is only about 6,500 liver organ available for transplant action in each year, and the liver organ is also used to patients who are not suffering from liver cancer. The operating procedure system is divided into two steps. The first healthy liver organ will be taken from the donor, the second step then in transplant into the patient's body whose liver organ has been damaged. This transplantation process certainly requires a fairly high cost.
Side effects that can be caused include: Infection There was a blood clot The rejection of the liver by the body
Tumor Ablation
Tumor ablation is a medical action by destroying tumor cells in the liver without surgery or removal. This medical treatment is generally performed on patients who have small tumor cell size and can not undergo surgical procedures for health reasons and so on. Tumor ablation is sometimes performed on patients who are awaiting the liver transpantation process. Medical action of tumor ablation is very appropriate for patients with tumor cell size not exceeding 3 cm (slightly more than 1 inch). As for the size of a larger tumor (between 3 to 5 cm) can be done simultaneously with the process of tumor embolization. Tumor ablation can destroy healthy tissues around the tumor, so it is not recommended for patients with tumor cells located near the diaphragm, large blood vessels or the main bile ducts.
Here are a variety of Handling of Tumor Ablation: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA). This type of treatment uses high energy radio waves which aims to heat tumor cells and eradicate cancer cells.Ethanol Ablation. In this process using alcohol that has been concentrated, then injected directly to kill tumor cells and cancer. Cryosurgery. This third procedure destroys tumor cells by freezing tumor cells.Side effects that can occur: Stomach ache,The liver has an infection,Hemorrhage in the chest or abdominal cavity Having other serious complications is rare.