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HOME > J Liver Cancer > Volume 9(1); 2009 > Article
Case Report A Case of Hepatocelluar Carcinoma with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus arterial
Jong Kyu Park, Young Seok Kim, Sang Gyune Kim, Seung Won Jeong, Jae Young Jang, Hyun Jong Choi, Jong Ho Moon, Hong Soo Kim, Moon Sung Lee, Chan Sup Shim, Boo Sung Kim
Journal of Liver Cancer 2009;9(1):49-52
DOI: https://doi.org/
Published online: June 30, 2009
Institute of Digestive Reserch, Department of Interanl Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea
Corresponding author:  Young Seok Kim,
Email: iverkys@schbc.ac.kr
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Recent progress in imaging techniques has permitted the diagnosis of hepatocelluar carcinoma (HCC) at an early stage. However, portal vein invasion is still found in 12.5~39.7%. HCC with tumor thrombosis of the portal vein has a poor prognosis. Previous studies showed that the median survival time of patients with HCC with involving portal vein was 2.7~4 months if effective treatment was not administered. Thus, for such HCC with portal vain invasion, an effective therapy that will maintain quality of life is required. We report a case of HCC with portal vein tumor thrombus treated by intra-arterial chemotherapy.


JLC : Journal of Liver Cancer