Liver Cancer

What is Liver Cancer?
The majority of our cancer treatments involve tumors that have moved (metastasized) to, or originated from, the liver. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Colon cancer
- Neuroendocrine tumor
- Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Pancreatic cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Uterine carcinoma
- Melanoma
- Ovarian Cancer (the list goes on).

How is SMA Stenosis treated?

Treatments
Y90 Radioembolization
We are currently the only outpatient clinic in Colorado capable of performing the Y90 radioembolization procedure. Embolization is performed to cut off or disrupt the blood supply in order to shrink or kill a tumor.
A Y90 treatment is a form of targeted radiation therapy utilized to treat liver cancer tumors. Microscopic radioactive spheres are injected through a catheter directly into the blood vessels that feed the tumor, simultaneously cutting off the blood supply and radiating the tumor at the same time. Once there, they emit radiation for a period of about a month, killing the tumors from the inside. The name Y90 comes from tiny beads that contain a radioactive substance called Yttrium-90.
Success rates vary widely depending on the type of cancer treated and the type of embolization performed.
Chemoembolization
Embolization is performed to cut off or disrupt the blood supply in order to shrink or kill a tumor. A Chemoembolization treatment is a form of targeted radiation therapy utilized to treat liver cancer tumors. Microscopic spheres that emit chemotherapy are injected through a catheter directly into the blood vessels that feed the tumor, simultaneously cutting off the blood supply while also emitting chemotherapy directly into the tumor.
Success rates vary widely depending on the type of cancer treated and the type of embolization performed.
Bland Embolization
Embolization is performed to cut off or disrupt the blood supply in order to shrink or kill a tumor. A Bland Embolization treatment is a form of targeted therapy utilized to treat liver cancer tumors. Microscopic particles – with no chemotherapy or radioactivity – are injected through a catheter directly into the arteries that feed the tumor in order to starve the tumor that will shrink or kill it.
Success rates vary widely depending on the type of cancer treated and the type of embolization performed.
Percutaneous Thermal Ablation
- Microwave or MWA (Heat)
- Cryo (Cold)
- Radiofrequency or RFA (Radiowaves)