Interventional Oncology

UCLA Health excellence in interventional oncology

Interventional oncologists provide image-guided interventions focused on cancer, 包括活检, 肿瘤消融, trans-arterial therapies, and palliative management.

UCLA Health interventional oncologists have pioneered and developed the discipline of Interventional Oncology, not only in the US but also on the world stage. One of the largest programs of its kind in the US, the UCLA Interventional Oncology program performs more than 500 ablative procedures and more than 300 transarterial therapies a year.

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Interventional oncologists perform image-guided interventions focused on cancer, including oncology procedures like biopsies, 肿瘤消融, trans-arterial therapies, and palliative management.

我们的专家 团队 treats cancers of the liver, 肾脏, 肺, 肌肉骨骼, and other solid malignancies. We are active researchers, continually learning and implementing the most effective new treatments.

Conditions interventional oncologists treat

Interventional oncology is a rapidly growing field in cancer care that uses targeted, minimally invasive oncology procedures, performed with the help of image guidance, 诊断, treat and/or relieve the symptoms of cancer.

Interventional oncologists treat a spectrum of cancers affecting virtually any part of the body. The types of cancers we treat may include:

胸腔癌症

We treat a variety of cancers affecting the thorax, including:  

• 肺癌
• 肺转移
• 间皮瘤

Cancers of the abdomen and pelvis

Our specialists may offer treatment for cancers affecting the abdomen and pelvis, such as:

• Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma)
• 肝转移
• 肾细胞癌
• 肾上腺肿瘤
• 前列腺癌
• 子宫肌瘤

Musculoskeletal/spine cancer

We also treat cancers that affect the bone and spine, including:  

• 骨样骨瘤
• 脊柱转移
• 脊椎转移

神经/头 & 颈癌

Interventional oncologists may also treat neurological and head & 颈癌, such as:

• 甲状腺质量
• 其他恶性肿瘤

疼痛和缓解

We collaborate with your oncology 团队 to help improve quality of life by addressing:

• 癌症相关疼痛
• Malignant Pleural Effusion and Ascites

Interventional oncology procedures we offer

Nearly every patient with cancer will undergo at least one image‐guided biopsy prior to treatment, and many more patients will undergo palliative and symptomatic image‐guided treatments.

Interventional oncologists perform a number of minimally invasive treatments, including:

Therapeutic procedures

• Intraarterial 程序:
  • Chemoembolization (TACE)
  • Chemoembolization (DEB)
  • Radioembolization
• 肿瘤消融:
  • 冷冻消融术
  • Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
  • 微波消融
• 支持程序:
  • Paracentesis or Thoracentesis
  • PICC线路布置
  • Tunneled catheter placement
  • Percutaneous biliary drainage
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy
  • Pleurx catheter placement
  • Stenting of malignant strictures: bile duct, esophageal, tracheobronchial and intestinal
  • Portal vein embolzation

我们的专家 interventional oncology 团队

Our interventional oncologists are board-certified physicians with advanced training in diagnostic radiology, followed by additional training in vascular and interventional procedures. Advanced training in imaging techniques allows them to visualize, diagnose and treat conditions without the need for open surgery. 我们的专家s collaborate with multiple 团队s across UCLA Health to offer comprehensive, multispecialty保健.

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呼叫 310-481-7545 to request an appointment with an interventional oncologist at UCLA Health.