{"id":19,"date":"2026-04-15T01:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-06-10T21:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:12:07","slug":"interventional-oncology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/?page_id=19","title":{"rendered":"Interventional Oncology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interventional Oncology<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interventional oncology uses minimally invasive, image-guided procedures to treat primary and metastatic tumors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Foss completed Interventional Radiology training at UT Houston <strong>MD Anderson Cancer Center<\/strong>, with experience in advanced loco-regional therapies including Y-90 radioembolization and image guided ablation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These image-guided treatments are performed through small incisions and can be performed alone or in conjunction with other therapies such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiation therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interventional Oncology Treatments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yttrium-90 (Y-90) radioembolization for liver tumors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microwave ablation for hepatic and renal tumors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cryoablation for kidney, lung, bone, and soft tissue tumors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1191\" height=\"995\" src=\"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-edited-1.png\" alt=\"Y90 radioembolization treatment for liver tumor shown on immediate post treatment nuclear medicine imaging\" class=\"wp-image-60\" style=\"width:550px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-edited-1.png 1191w, https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-edited-1-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-edited-1-1024x855.png 1024w, https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-edited-1-768x642.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nuclear medicine imaging demonstrating targeted Y90 treatment of liver tumor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who May Benefit?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interventional oncology treatments may be an option for patients with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liver metastases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kidney tumors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lung tumors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bone or soft tissue tumors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Minimally invasive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Targeted therapy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Procedures may be done as outpatient or with short hospital stay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provides option for treatment when surgery is not an option<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For Referring Physicians<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am happy to review imaging, perform image-guided biopsies, place port catheters for chemotherapy access, and discuss treatment options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please feel free to reach out at any time to discuss cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sirweb.org\/for-patients\/conditions-and-treatments\/cancer\/\">Society of Interventional Radiology &#8211; Cancer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiologyinfo.org\/en\/info\/radioembol\">Radiology Info Radioembolization (Y90)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiologyinfo.org\/en\/info\/thermal-ablation-therapy\">Radiology Info Thermal Ablation for Tumors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For referrals or consultation, please see the <strong>Refer a Patient page<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interventional Oncology Overview Interventional oncology uses minimally invasive, image-guided procedures to treat primary and metastatic tumors. Dr. Foss completed Interventional Radiology training at UT Houston MD Anderson Cancer Center, with experience in advanced loco-regional therapies including Y-90 radioembolization and image guided ablation. These image-guided treatments are performed through small incisions and can be performed alone&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Interventional Oncology | Liver Tumor &amp; Cancer Treatments | East Texas - Wylie Foss MD<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Interventional oncology treatments in East Texas including Y90 radioembolization, tumor ablation, and other image-guided cancer therapies.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/?page_id=19\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Interventional Oncology | Liver Tumor &amp; Cancer Treatments | East Texas - Wylie Foss MD\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Interventional oncology treatments in East Texas including Y90 radioembolization, tumor ablation, and other image-guided cancer therapies.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/?page_id=19\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wylie Foss MD\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-10T15:12:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-edited-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1191\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"995\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wyliefossmd.com\\\/?page_id=19\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wyliefossmd.com\\\/?page_id=19\",\"name\":\"Interventional Oncology | Liver Tumor & Cancer Treatments | East Texas - Wylie Foss MD\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wyliefossmd.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wyliefossmd.com\\\/?page_id=19#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wyliefossmd.com\\\/?page_id=19#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wyliefossmd.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/image-1-edited-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-15T01:07:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-10T15:12:07+00:00\",\"description\":\"Interventional oncology treatments in East Texas including Y90 radioembolization, tumor ablation, and other image-guided cancer therapies.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wyliefossmd.com\\\/?page_id=19#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/wyliefossmd.com\\\/?page_id=19\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wyliefossmd.com\\\/?page_id=19#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wyliefossmd.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/image-1-edited-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wyliefossmd.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/image-1-edited-1.png\",\"width\":1191,\"height\":995},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wyliefossmd.com\\\/?page_id=19#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wyliefossmd.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Interventional Oncology\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wyliefossmd.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wyliefossmd.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Wylie Foss MD\",\"description\":\"Interventional Radiology | East Texas\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wyliefossmd.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Interventional Oncology | Liver Tumor & Cancer Treatments | East Texas - Wylie Foss MD","description":"Interventional oncology treatments in East Texas including Y90 radioembolization, tumor ablation, and other image-guided cancer therapies.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/?page_id=19","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Interventional Oncology | Liver Tumor & Cancer Treatments | East Texas - Wylie Foss MD","og_description":"Interventional oncology treatments in East Texas including Y90 radioembolization, tumor ablation, and other image-guided cancer therapies.","og_url":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/?page_id=19","og_site_name":"Wylie Foss MD","article_modified_time":"2026-06-10T15:12:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1191,"height":995,"url":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-edited-1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/?page_id=19","url":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/?page_id=19","name":"Interventional Oncology | Liver Tumor & Cancer Treatments | East Texas - Wylie Foss MD","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/?page_id=19#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/?page_id=19#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-edited-1.png","datePublished":"2026-04-15T01:07:23+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-10T15:12:07+00:00","description":"Interventional oncology treatments in East Texas including Y90 radioembolization, tumor ablation, and other image-guided cancer therapies.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/?page_id=19#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/?page_id=19"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/?page_id=19#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-edited-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-edited-1.png","width":1191,"height":995},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/?page_id=19#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Interventional Oncology"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/","name":"Wylie Foss MD","description":"Interventional Radiology | East Texas","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116,"href":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wyliefossmd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}