Kidney : Cancer that arises in the kidneys comes from either Interventional the functional tissue of the or from the lining and Vascular Interventional of the collecting system. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) arises from the functional tissue of the kidney and is far Consultants Oncology more common than the other types of . Frequently, RCC is found incidentally on imaging for other reasons. Interventional and Vascular Consultants is a comprehensive medical practice specializing in minimally invasive endovascular solutions to diagnose and treat diseases of the blood vessels. Our unique approach to vascular care is recognized for its commitment to clinical excellence and outstanding patient satisfaction. The minimally invasive techniques used by interventional radiologists often replace open surgical procedures because there are no large incisions, less risk, reduced pain, and shorter recovery times for patients. Our state-of-the-art endovascular suites are equipped with the newest devices to assist in performing minimally invasive procedures. Stage I RCC (measuring less than 7 cm in diameter) can potentially be cured with minimally invasive How to make an appointment: treatments such as percutaneous with or without transcatheter . This treatment Physician Referrals largely avoids the added risk of open surgical procedures Call or fax a request to our office. Please include any and is the treatment most likely to preserve the most pertinent X-rays, labs and chart notes you have. These kidney function. will be reviewed and a consultation appointment will be scheduled with your patient. We can provide your Treatment Options office with referral forms as well. Transcatheter Embolization Patient Direct Referrals During a transcatheter embolization, our doctor uses Call or email inquiry. We will review your inquiry. X-ray guidance to insert a catheter from an artery in We may ask for additional information prior to a the groin or arm into the artery supplying the affected consultation appointment to assure that we can kidney. An occluding agent made of biodegradable or provide the care you are seeking. inert particles is administered into the blood vessels leading to the tumor. The particles shut down blood Available for Consultation in Wilsonville supply to the tumor, which deprives the tumor of oxygen and helps to shrink it. Treatment is available at our outpatient center in Wilsonville and at the following hospital locations: Larger kidney tumors or those with a large blood Legacy Emanuel, Legacy Meridian Park, Legacy Mt. supply are often pretreated in this manner to improve Hood and Legacy Salmon Creek. the uniformity and safety of the ablation procedure. Wilsonville Office This procedure is very safe and can be done in an 25030 SW Parkway Avenue, Suite 200 outpatient setting under conscious sedation. Wilsonville, Oregon 97070 Interventional Percutaneous Ablation Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm This is the same method used to treat cancer. Phone: 503.612.0498 | Fax: 503.459.0521 and Vascular Please see the treatment options for more www.ivcnorthwest.com | [email protected] information on this procedure. Consultants Patients can greatly benefit from interventional Percutaneous ablation is very safe and can be done as oncology treatments; the minimally invasive nature an outpatient procedure in the office with moderate Interventional can reduce pain, side effects, and recovery times. conscious sedation. Studies have shown that this procedure is as effective as surgery for small tumors and Vascular Primary Liver Cancer and can be a curative treatment when only one or a few lesions are present. Consultants Liver Cancer that originates in the liver tissue is called (HCC). If it arises in the bile Chemoembolization ducts, it is known as . This treatment delivers large, Interventional Oncology highly concentrated doses of cancer drugs directly Interventional Oncology (IO) is a subspecialty to the liver tumors while field of that uses cutting- minimizing exposure to edge, minimally invasive techniques to treat non- healthy tissues, without most operative . Interventional radiologists work of the negative side effects in collaboration with surgeons and oncologists to of traditional intravenous develop the best treatment plan for the patient. chemotherapy. Interventional oncology procedures are frequently During chemoembolization, an occluding agent is used to treat primary or metastatic cancer and may be Risk factors for HCC include: also administered to partially block the blood vessels recommended once traditional surgery, chemotherapy • Hepatitis virus (HBV or HCV) and starve the tumor of its blood supply. Tailored or radiotherapy have failed or are not considered • Alcohol abuse chemoembolization regimens are available for viable. IO treatments can also be used in combination • Fatty Liver Disease metastatic disease to the liver as well as liver cancer with traditional therapies in order to augment the • Liver injury from medications in patients who are not candidates for surgery. This therapeutic outcome in more complex cases. • Hereditary diseases such as hemochromatosis treatment is an outpatient procedure performed under • Primary sclerosing cholangitis conscious sedation. Over recent years, there has been an increase in the • Primary biliary cirrhosis variety of applications for IO treatments. Radioembolization (Y90) • Liver Cancer – primary liver tumors, Metastatic Disease to the Liver This treatment is most commonly used for more ad- hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastases The process of disease spreading from one place to vanced stage liver cancer (primary or metastatic) where • Cancer – metastases or inoperable primary another is called . Metastatic disease in the chemoembolization or percutaneous ablation proce- liver is often cancer that originated somewhere else in dures are not suitable. • Kidney Cancer – renal cell carcinoma the body. The liver is one of the most common sites of • Cancer – metastases located in the spine, spread of many types of cancer, including colorectal, This procedure involves pelvis and long breast, pancreatic, lung, and biliary adenocarcinomas. placing a catheter from • – large inoperable tumors an artery in the groin • – inoperable advanced Treatment Options or arm into the artery Percutaneous Ablation supplying the liver. Using ultrasound or X-ray Radioactive beads are In cases where surgical tumor resection is not possible guidance, your interventional then administered into due to the size, number or location, IO therapies may radiologist places a small the lobe of the liver be used to shrink the tumor, making a surgical or other probe through the skin into with the tumor(s). The beads contain The radioactive interventional treatment possible. Chemotherapeutic the tumor. The probe then isotope yttrium Y90, which is highly radioactive but drugs can also be administered intra-arterially, heats up and kills the tumor only delivers high energy radiation less than 1/2 inch increasing their potency and reducing the harsh effects and surrounding tissue. At this (1 cm) from where the beads are deposited. Therefore, of system-wide administration. time, a may be taken tumors and surrounding liver tissue receive high through the same site. doses of therapeutic radiation while nearby organs are spared.

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