[Transcatheter arterial embolization therapy of metastatic bony tumor in hepatocellular carcinoma--a case report].

Metastatic bony tumor was found in a patient with liver metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma, 5 years and 2 months after hepatectomy. Transcatheter arterial embolization therapy via lumbar artery was performed two times, at first with 20 mg of doxorubicin. The response was Progressive Disease by CT and bone scintigraphy, but recovery of performance status 4 to 2 was achieved in five days. In conclusion, transcatheter arterial embolization therapy may be a choice of therapy for metastatic bony tumor of hepatocellular carcinoma.