J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
1994 Oct;23(10):1172-1176.
Skull Metastases of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Presurgical Embolization with Flow-Dependent Micro-Platinum Coil: Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Surgical removal of bone metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma frequently produces profuse bleeding. To reduce bleeding, we have performed preoperative embolization of tumor feeding artery with flow-dependent micro-platinum coils during superselective angiography in a case of frontal bone metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma. The tumor was removed easily with minimal bleeding after the embolization, so we report the case with review of the relevant literature.