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A procedure that uses particles, such as tiny gelatin sponges or beads, to block a blood vessel. Embolization may be used to stop bleeding or to block the flow of blood to a tumor or abnormal area of tissue. It may be used to treat some types of liver cancer, kidney cancer, and neuroendocrine tumors. It may also be used to treat uterine fibroids, aneurysms, and other conditions. Types of embolization are arterial embolization (bland), chemoembolization, and radioembolization.

21 Jan 2025

By Ronny Allan

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Neuroendocrine Cancer – my liver surgery April 2011

Treatment5-HIAA, Adhesions, Advanced neuroendocrine cancer, Carcinoid syndrome, CT scan, Debulking surgery, Lanreotide, Laparoscopic surgery, Liver embolization, Liver metastases, Metastatic Neuroendocrine Cancer, Octreotide, Octreotide scan

From day 1 of my diagnosis, I knew my liver was going to need some attention, but I had always known that total removal of all tumours would not be possible - the diagnostic scan confirmed I had an incurable disease. This critical organ did in fact produce the biopsy confirming Neuroendocrine Cancer. The early scans indicated multiple liver lesions and an Octreotide scan reported several with quite avid isotope activity. However, as you can see from my clinical history, they first stabilised my syndrome via daily Octreotide so my tumours were subdued ready for major surgery which took…

09 Oct 2024

By Ronny Allan

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Neuroendocrine Cancer – Liver directed therapy

TreatmentAdvanced neuroendocrine cancer, Arterial embolization, Bland liver embolization, Carcinoid crisis, Cryoablation, Drug-Eluting Beads DEB-TACE, High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), Hormonal crisis, Liver directed therapy, Liver embolization, Liver metastases, Metastatic Neuroendocrine Cancer, Radioembolization, Selective Internal Radiotherapy (SIRT), Trans arterial embolization (TAE), Transarterial chemo embolization (TACE), Transarterial radioembolization (TARE)

October 2024. Updated to include Drug-Eluting Beads TACE Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (NENs) present complex challenges to diagnosis and treatment. Even in metastatic cases spreading to the liver, there are some important differences compared to the more common types of gastrointestinal tumours and pancreatic adenocarcinomas, e.g. their sometimes-indolent nature and their ability to oversecrete hormones causing distinct clinical syndromes. Also, the tumours are known to be highly vascular which is a feature where growth inhibition and symptom relief may be achieved by specific 'blocking' agents - this is particularly the case with liver metastases in well-differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumours (NETs). Spread to the…

29 Mar 2024

By Ronny Allan

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Diagnosed with Neuroendocrine Tumours: Hurry up and wait

Awareness, Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Patient Advocacy, Survivorship, TreatmentDiagnosis, Distant metastatis, Intermediate grade NET, Liver embolization, Low Grade NETs, Metastatic Neuroendocrine Cancer, Multidisciplinary team (MDT), Octreotide, Octreotide scan, Small intestine NET (SI NET), Surgery

When I was diagnosed with metastatic well differentiated Neuroendocrine Cancer on 26 July 2010, I just wanted them to hurry up and fix my body so I could get back to normal get back to work. My expectations of speed turned out to be wildly inaccurate and in hindsight, it's because I was wildly naïve. With Neuroendocrine Cancer, particularly well-differentiated, low or medium grade tumours, it sometimes doesn't work as fast as you would think and there are very good reasons for that. The complexity of the condition needs some consideration as the physicians work up a treatment plan, when…

11 Sep 2021

By Ronny Allan

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Neuroendocrine Tumors: Targeted Therapies – Update from NET Specialist Diane Reidy-Lagunes, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center – August 2021

Clinical Trials and Research, Patient Advocacy, Survivorship, TreatmentAdvanced neuroendocrine cancer, Afinitor, Biopsy, Carcinoid syndrome, Carcinoid tumour, Chemotherapy, Diagnosis, Everolimus, Ga68 PET/CT, Immunotherapy, Incurable cancer, Lanreotide, Liver embolization, Lung NETs, Lutathera, Metastatic Neuroendocrine Cancer, NET syndromes, Neuroendocrine cancer, Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC), Neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN), Neuroendocrine tumour (NET), Octreotide, Pancreatic NET (PanNET), Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT), Quality of LIfe (QoL), Small intestine NET (SI NET), Somatostatin analogues, Sunitinib (Sutent), Surufatinib, Targeted alpha-emitter therapy (TAT), Targeted therapy

Background. For those who want a quick run through of Neuroendocrine Tumors from diagnosis to selection of treatment, about the treatments themselves plus what is the Future Directions in the Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors. There are 8 episodes, and each is around 3-5 minutes long. I personally found them very useful and in a language understandable to patients. Great job by OncLive and Dr Reidy-Lagunes! Episode 1 - Understanding the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Neuroendocrine Tumors Diane Reidy-Lagunes, MD, provides an overview of neuroendocrine tumors, along with specific considerations for optimal diagnosis and prognostication. Understanding the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Neuroendocrine Tumors (onclive.com)…

16 Jan 2019

By Ronny Allan

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Clinical Trial: Intra-arterial Lu177 (PRRT) for Neuroendocrine Cancer liver metastases (LUTIA)

Clinical Trials and ResearchLiver directed therapy, Liver embolization, Liver metastases, Metastatic Neuroendocrine Cancer, Neuroendocrine cancer, Neuroendocrine tumour (NET), PRRT, Transarterial embolizaton (TAE)

Neuroendocrine Cancer - Intra Arterial - situated or occurring within, administered into, or involving entry by way of an artery.The treatment of liver metastasis is a common approach following a metastatic diagnosis or discovery of liver metastasis downstream via re-staging. In addition to surgery, there are several liver directed therapies available via embolization techniques. This comes in several flavours:1. Bland liver embolization - a minimally invasive technique which simply blocks the blood supply to the liver tumours in an attempt to reduce or kill those tumours. Sometimes called Hepatic Arterial Embolization or HAE.2. Chemotherapy liver embolization - as above but…

29 Dec 2015

By Ronny Allan

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Neuroendocrine Cancer – a Doctor’s experience

GeneralLiver embolization, Neuroendocrine, Neuroendocrine cancer, Quality of LIfe (QoL), Surgery

UNFORTUNATELY, MILL HILL TIMES HAVE REMOVED THE DOCTOR'S STORY FROM THEIR WEBSITE BUT I'M TRYING TO OBTAIN THE SCRIPT ELSEWHERE. When I was undergoing my initial treatment and surgery I didn't really have the knowledge I have now. I was initially treated by experienced Neuroendocrine Tumour (NET) specialists in an established NET Centre and I guess I felt comfortable with what was happening. In hindsight, I wish I had studied the disease earlier as I would have understood at the time what was actually happening to my body and more fully understood the treatments I was to undergo. As we…