Monday, September 21, 2009

Percutaneous ethanol (alcohol) injection method-Liver Cancer treatment

Percutaneous ethanol (alcohol) injection for Liver Cancer treatment :In this technique for liver cancer, pure alcohol is injected into the tumor through a very thin needle with the help of ultrasound or CT visual guidance. Alcohol induces tumor destruction by drawing water out of tumor cells (dehydrating them) and thereby altering (denaturing) the structure of cellular proteins.It

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