Extent of portal vein tumour thrombosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: The more, the worse?
Aline Mähringer-KunzVerena SteinleChristoph DüberArndt WeinmannSandra KochIrene SchmidtmannSebastian SchottenJan B HinrichsDirk GraafenDaniel Pinto Dos SantosPeter Robert GalleRoman KlöcknerPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)
Portal vein tumour thrombosis in patients with HCC is associated with a dismal prognosis. The results indicate an association between the extent of PVTT and OS. However, the extent of PVTT is not that decisive, as even minor PVTT leads to a very poor prognosis. Therefore, meticulous evaluation of cross-sectional imaging is crucial for the clinical management of patients with HCC.