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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-5-23
pubmed:abstractText
The extent of hepatic replacement with tumour is a significant prognostic factor in patients with liver metastases. Measuring the percentage hepatic replacement (PHR) accurately is difficult, but is important for both patient management and clinical trial evaluation. This study correlates haemodynamic indices obtained by dynamic liver scintigraphy (DLS) with estimates of PHR made from isotope scan, ultrasound, CT scan and laparotomy in 45 patients with established colorectal liver metastases and 21 controls who also underwent DLS. There was a significant reduction in the mesenteric fraction (MF) in the group of patients with metastases compared to the controls (P less than 0.001), and also a significant trend for progressive reduction in the MF with increasing PHR. A significant rise in an index of total hepatic arterial blood flow was also demonstrated with increasing PHR. These results are important with current interest in regional hepatic arterial therapy, and may prove of clinical value for prediction or monitoring of response to therapy.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0007-0920
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
410-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
An association between parameters of liver blood flow and percentage hepatic replacement with tumour.
pubmed:affiliation
University Surgical Unit, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't