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Radioembolization for Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases: Safety, Imaging, and Long-term Outcomes
Radioembolization for Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases
K Memon, RJ Lewandowski, MF Mulcahy, R Salem, et al
20111102
2011 Dec 2
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
Radioembolization for Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases: Safety, Imaging, and Long-term Outcomes
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Dec 2;[Epub Ahead of Print], K Memon, RJ Lewandowski, MF Mulcahy, R Salem, et al
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Purpose: To present long-term outcomes on the safety and efficacy of Yttrium-90 radioembolization in the treatment of unresectable hepatic neuroendocrine metastases refractory to standard-of-care therapy.Methods and Materials: This study was approved by our institutional review board and was compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Forty patients with hepatic neuroendocrine metastases were treated with (90)Y radioembolization at a single center. Toxicity was assessed...