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Portal vein invasion demonstrated by ultrasound
Author(s) -
Miller Edward I.,
Thomas Roger H.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870070116
Subject(s) - medicine , portal vein , hepatocellular carcinoma , radiology , ultrasound , thrombus , vein , carcinoma , pathology
Two patients evaluated by ultrasound for abdominal masses were found to have thrombus within their central portal veins. Their cases are presented with angiographic correlation. Both are proven cases of hepatocellular carcinoma. The importance of evaluation of the portal vein in patients with liver neoplasms is discussed.