Delhi NCR Doctors Treat Liver Cancer with Minimally Invasive Procedure

Delhi NCR:Doctors in Delhi NCR have successfully treated livercancerin a 72-year-old man through a single minimally invasive, non-surgical angiographic procedure, while also relieving a severe urinary obstruction during the same sitting. The patient was considered high-risk and unfit for surgery or generalanesthesiadue to advanced liver disease. The patient, was a resident of Srinagar, was diagnosed with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) with a large tumour measuring approximately 8 cm, along with advanced liver cirrhosis. Doctors confirmed that the cancer developed due to long-standing fatty liver disease, a condition that often remains undetected because it may not cause symptoms in its early stages. Importantly, the patient did not consume alcohol, did not have viral hepatitis, and was not obese. However, years of unhealthy dietary habits, including frequent consumption of junk food, packaged foods, and oily meals, led to fatty liver, which gradually progressed to irreversible liver damage and eventually cancer. As open surgery posed a life-threatening risk, doctors opted for Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE)—a minimally invasive, image-guided procedure in which chemotherapy is delivered directly to the tumour through blood vessels while cutting off its blood supply. During pre-procedure imaging, doctors also discovered that the patient had been suffering from severe urinary obstruction for over two years due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), an age-related enlargement of the prostate gland. The condition had caused painful urination, extreme urgency, and frequent night-time urination, significantly affecting his quality of life.