Chemoembolization of Tongue Carcinoma with Ethylcellulose Microcapsuled Carboplatinum and its Basic Study

Figures & data

Figure 1 The morphology of lingual artery branches under a scanning electronic microscope (SEM).

TABLE 1 Sites of lingual carcinoma and embolism regions

Cases	Carcinoma sites	Carcinoma size (cm)	Embolism results	Effect
34	Mid-margin of left or right side	Among 3 × 3 to 5.5 × 6.0	Necrosis and separation along the carcinoma margin	CE
29	Mid-margin of left or right side	Among 1 × 1.5 to 3 × 2.5	Necrosis and separation about half of the tongue	CE
10	Mid-ventral tongue	Among 1 × 1.5 to 2 × 2	Necrosis and separation along the carcinoma margin	CE
2	Margin near the base	About 2 × 2.5	Tumor shrank, with partial necrosis and separation	PE
3	Ventral tongue near the floor of mouth	Among 4 × 4 to 5.5 × 6.0	Tumor shrank, with partial necrosis and separation	PE

CE: completely eliminated; PE: partially eliminated.

Figure 2 A tongue carcinoma before lingual arterial chemoembolization.

Figure 3 Carcinoma tissue could be separated 2 weeks post-chemoembolization.