[Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma by alcohol injection into the tumor and irradiation of the tumor].

Small hepatocellular carcinoma has come to be diagnosed by imaging modalities recently progressed. However, in patients with the carcinoma surgery is often contraindicated due to liver dysfunction. From such reason intratumor alcohol injection therapy has been developed and the efficacy has been clearly demonstrated in hepato cellular carcinoma with tumor under 3 cm is diameter. While in radiation therapy has been effective in that with tumor up to 10 cm in diameter. In treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, it is important to choose a therapeutic method by considering the degrees of cancer progress and liver dysfunction.