AUTHOR=Lazzaro Marc A., Badruddin Aamir , Zaidat Osama O., Darkhabani Ziad , Pandya Dhruvil J., Lynch John R.

TITLE=Endovascular embolization of head and neck tumors

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=volume 2 - 2011

YEAR=2011

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2011.00064

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2011.00064

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=Endovascular tumor embolization as adjunctive therapy for head and neck cancers is evolving and has become an important part of the tools available for their treatment.  Careful study of tumor vascular anatomy and adhering to general principles of intra-arterial therapy can prove this approach to be effective and safe.  Various embolic materials are available and can be suited for a given tumor and its vascular supply.  This article aims to summarize current methods and agents used in endovascular head and neck tumor embolization and discuss important angiographic and treatment characteristics of selected common head and neck tumors.