%0 Journal Article %A TOSHIHIRO TANAKA %A SHINSAKU MAEDA %A HIDEYUKI NISHIOFUKU %A TETSUYA MASADA %A TAKESHI SATO %A HIROSHI ANAI %A HIROSHI SAKAGUCHI %A KIMIHIKO KICHIKAWA %T An Early-stage, Non-hypervascular HCC Successfully Treated by Superselective, Bland Transarterial Embolization Using 40-μm Microspheres %D 2014 %J Anticancer Research %P 1947-1951 %V 34 %N 4 %X Transcatheter embolization is considered to be less effective for early-stage hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) without a hypervascular arterial supply. In the present case report, a 65-year-old male with hepatitis type C and non-hypervascular HCC located in the hepatic hilum was successfully treated by bland transarterial embolization (TAE). After the temporary protective embolization of normal liver tissue using large gelatin particles, diluted 40-μm microspheres were injected via the tumor-feeding artery. The tumor shrank, and the patient has survived for 25 months without recurrence. %U https://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/anticanres/34/4/1947.full.pdf