Suggestions about the guidelines for interventional therapy of breast cancer

The purpose of intra-arterial perfusion chemotherapy for locally advanced and recurrent breast cancer is to gain the chance of operative excision and to control the clinical symptoms. Intra-arterial perfusion chemotherapy has been widely employed in clinical practice and has already achieved satisfactory therapeutic results. Based on the medical documents concerning the interventional therapy of breast cancer, which have been published both at home and abroad, the authors attempt to make some suggestions in order to standardize the clinical application of this interventional technique. This paper will focus on the blood supply and imaging findings of the breast cancer, as well as on the preoperative preparation, indications and contraindications, medication, complications and therapeutic efficacy of intra-arterial perfusion chemotherapy. (authors)