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Hepatic vein tumor thrombosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Prevalence and clinical significance.

Aline Mähringer-KunzFranziska I MeyerFelix HahnLukas MüllerChristoph DüberDaniel Pinto Dos SantosPeter R GalleArndt WeinmannRoman KlöcknerSebastian Schotten
Published in: United European gastroenterology journal (2021)
HVTT may be more common than typically reported. In most patients, it was accompanied by PVTT. Isolated HVTT occurred less frequently and later than isolated PVTT; however, once developed, it had the same deleterious impact on survival. Therefore, patients with HVTT should be classified as advanced stage of HCC.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • prognostic factors
  • free survival