If both conditions cannot be satisfied, this patient would be treated with sorafenib and tumor response would be reassessed. Dr. Arai: With regard to portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT), it is BCLC ...
A man in his early 50s was transferred for venous mesenteric ischemia and bowel ischemia with portal vein, superior mesenteric vein (SMV), and splenic vein thrombosis. He underwent bowel resection and ...
The thrombus extension caused segmental small bowel gangrene ... Contrast-enhanced CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis demonstrated a long segment thrombotic occlusion of the SMV extending up to the ...
The mean SUVmax was 6.5 ± 3.7 (median: 5.1, range: 2.5 - 19.8) in FDG-avid group. Among the analyzed factors including sex, age, tumor size, cause of cirrhosis, AFP, PIVKA, differentiation, Child-Pugh ...