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Clinical Study

Selective Arterial Embolization of Liver Metastases from Gastrinomas: A Single-Centre Experience

Table 3

Response rate and blood results after embolization of treated liver lesions.
PatientComplication rateBiochemical
response at 6 months 		Gastrin level
before → after embolization		Chromogranin level
before → after embolization		Radiological response
after 6 months
1No CR2300 → 504400 → 232CR
2Postembolization syndromePD*345 → 1625*NSCR
3Postembolization syndrome CR500 → 652160 → 96CR segment 7/8
PR both in segment 5
Patient 2 had progressive disease with new liver metastasis and therefore additional treatment within 6 months after embolization was required. An explicit biological response of the embolization treatment was not possible because of the increased levels of gastrin due the new lesions. No chromogranine A was determined for patient 2.