Comparative study on the effects of hepatic arterial embolization with Bletilla striata or Gelfoam in treatment of primary hepatic carcinoma

Figure 1 PHC treated by HAE with Lp MMC and GF powders.

Figure 2 Three months after HAE, angiography of this patient showed tumor staining and slight shrinkage.

Figure 3 The right lobar massive PHC treated by HAE with Lp-MMC and BS powders.

Figure 4 Ten months after HAE, angiography of this patient showed obvious tumor shrinkage, and no tumor vessels or collateral circulation.

Figure 5 Prior to HAE with Lp MMC and BS powders, a CT scan of the massive PHC showed local low density in the right hepatic lobe.

Figure 6 Nine months after HAE, a CT scan of this patient showed obvious tumor shrinkage and Lipiodol retention in the tumor area.