Abstract:
Objective: To investigate the clinical value of CT-guided
125I radioactive seed implantation in treating portal vein tumor thrombus. Methods:A total of 40hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with portal vein tumor thrombus were collected. Under CT guidance,
125I seeds of 2.2 × 10
7 to 3.3 × 10
7 Mq were implanted into the metastatic lymph nodes accord-ing to TPS. Results: Of the 40 patients, 18 cases (45.0% ) achieved complete remission (CR), and22 cases (55.0% ) achieved partial remission (PR). The overall response rate was 100 % . No serious complications were observed.Conclusion: CT-guided
125I radioactive seed implantation is effective and safe in treating portal vein tumor thrombus with minimal damage and few complications.