Treatment of liver tumours – benign liver tumours only require treatment above a certain size.
In such cases they are removed surgically or destroyed using interventional radiology methods.
In the case of malignant liver tumours, treatment is determined by the stage of the disease. In early cases, transplantation of the liver, or surgical removal of the tumour(s), may be considered.
In advanced stages, medication, chemotherapy, targeted biological therapy or interventional radiology methods (alcohol ablation, radiofrequency ablation, heat-catheter ablation, intra-arterial chemotherapy and embolisation) may be considered.
In end-stage disease, only supportive care (pain relief, symptomatic treatment) is possible.
