Cancer interventions
Precise cancer care, through a needle or a catheter.
Biopsies that find answers, and treatments that destroy or starve tumors in the liver, kidney, lung and bone, planned with your oncology team.
- Biopsy and diagnosis
- Tumor ablation
- Liver-directed therapy
On imagingCT guidance: the needle is advanced in small steps and checked on each scan.
Conditions and treatments
Each page explains what is happening in your body, your options, what the procedure is like and how recovery goes.
Cancer treatment & diagnosis
Radioembolization (Y-90)
Tiny radioactive beads treat liver tumors from inside, with two short outpatient visits.
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Chemoembolization (TACE)
Concentrated chemotherapy and a blocked blood supply, aimed right at a liver tumor.
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Histotripsy
Focused ultrasound breaks up liver tumors from outside the body. New, and not for everyone.
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Liver tumors
Primary liver cancer and liver metastases: what they are and every way to treat them.
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Thoracentesis
Drain fluid around the lung through a thin tube between the ribs, often with relief the same day.
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Paracentesis
Drain fluid from the belly through a thin tube, with numbing medicine and quick relief.
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Pleurodesis
Lasting relief for fluid that keeps returning around the lung: talc pleurodesis or a home drain.
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Cancer pain treatment
Nerve blocks, spine and bone procedures, and pain pumps for cancer pain medicines cannot control.
Learn more →Videos
Short, plain-language videos on the conditions and procedures we treat, made for patients and families.
Understanding Y90 Radioembolization
Cancer Treatment Breakthrough: How Histotripsy Transforms Tumor Removal
14:23
What is Y90 Radioembolization? How can you kill cancer without surgery.
4:45
Y90 Radioembolization Explained — Minimally Invasive Liver Cancer Treatment
2:56
Revolutionary Non-Invasive Cancer Treatment: No Incisions, No Needles!
0:52
Quick answers
Under a minute each
Fabio Komlos, MD
“I would rather spend ten minutes showing you your own images than ten seconds telling you not to worry.”
Dr. Fabio Komlos is an interventional radiologist: a doctor who treats disease from the inside, through a pinhole, guided by X-ray, ultrasound and CT. He reviews your scans himself, walks you through them, and performs your procedure.
Talk to us about your options
Request a consultation online, or call 650-404-8445, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. You can also ask your doctor to send a referral. We will review your imaging and help you decide whether a procedure makes sense.