[An experimental study of ethanol injection on VX2 liver cancer]. 1991

T Kurohiji, and Y Yamashita, and H Kimitsuki, and M Hiraki, and H Isomoto, and T Kakegawa
First Dept. of Surgery, Kurume University, School of Medicine.

Ethanol injection therapy for rabbit VX2 cancer of the liver was performed to measure the extent of ethanol infiltration using normal hepatic tissue as control, to observe the serial histological findings after ethanol injection, and to determine the influence of the ethanol on survival days with VX2 cancer of the liver. The necrotic area caused by ethanol showed a significant dose-dependent correlation in the range of 0.1-1.0ml in the normal liver, and a significant correlation in the range of 0.2-1.0ml also in VX2 cancer of the liver. Further, VX2 cancer of the liver showed a significant extension in the number of survival days in the injection group after ethanol injection; 39.5 +/- 5.7 days in the injection group, against 29.3 +/- 2.9 days in the control group. In the successive observation of histological findings after injection, fibrosis started from the 3rd-5th day after ethanol injection and showed acceleration after the 7th day. Eosinophilic infiltration was seen in the VX2 cancer group but not among the controls. Since ethanol causes direct necrosis of the injected region, it is suggested that ethanol injection therapy is a potentially effective method of treating cancer of the liver.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007267 Injections Introduction of substances into the body using a needle and syringe. Injectables,Injectable,Injection
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008114 Liver Neoplasms, Experimental Experimentally induced tumors of the LIVER. Hepatoma, Experimental,Hepatoma, Morris,Hepatoma, Novikoff,Experimental Hepatoma,Experimental Hepatomas,Experimental Liver Neoplasms,Hepatomas, Experimental,Neoplasms, Experimental Liver,Experimental Liver Neoplasm,Liver Neoplasm, Experimental,Morris Hepatoma,Novikoff Hepatoma
D008297 Male Males
D009336 Necrosis The death of cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury or failure of the blood supply.
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D011817 Rabbits A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes. Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D005355 Fibrosis Any pathological condition where fibrous connective tissue invades any organ, usually as a consequence of inflammation or other injury. Cirrhosis,Fibroses
D000431 Ethanol A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. Alcohol, Ethyl,Absolute Alcohol,Grain Alcohol,Alcohol, Absolute,Alcohol, Grain,Ethyl Alcohol
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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