Interventional treatment of liver metastasis from breast cancer

Interventional therapy for liver metastasis of breast cancer

1. Breast cancer is a common early-stage tumor in women and is mainly treated with surgery. Because breast cancer liver metastasis belongs to the late stage, in view of this situation, the treatment plan can be determined based on the results of pathology and immunohistochemistry, mainly radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Because liver metastasis can be treated with hepatic artery interventional perfusion embolization.

2. For liver metastases in breast cancer patients, the treatment plan can be determined based on the size and number of liver metastases. For single metastases smaller than 5 cm, microwave ablation can be considered, and for multiple liver metastases, hepatic artery perfusion chemoembolization can be considered. The most common sites of metastasis of advanced breast cancer include the liver.

Is surgery necessary for breast cancer brain metastasis?

Advanced breast cancer can metastasize to multiple organs, with the most common sites of metastasis being the liver, lungs, bones, and brain. If breast cancer metastasizes to the brain, the disease will progress significantly and whole-brain radiotherapy will be required.

Generally, surgical resection is not performed because brain metastasis is usually not a single tumor. In many cases, there are multiple brain metastases or even metastases to other organs. At this time, it is not suitable for surgical treatment. Whole brain radiotherapy and combined intravenous chemotherapy are recommended to control breast cancer. Eat more coarse grains, eat some low-fat and low-calorie foods, etc. How to know whether breast cancer has metastasized after surgery.