Efficacy of preoperative radiotherapy to portal vein tumor thrombus in the main trunk or first branch in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 363-368

  Kamiyama, Toshiya ^a   Nakanishi, Kazuaki ^a   Yokoo, Hideki ^a   Tahara, Munenori ^a   Nakagawa, Takahito ^a   Kamachi, Hirofumi ^a   Taguchi, Hiroshi ^a   Shirato, Hiroki ^a   Matsushita, Michiaki ^b   Todo, Satoru ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatectomy; Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT); Preoperative radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CISPLATIN; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; UFT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR THROMBUS;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 35348844002     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-007-0701-y     Document Type: Article

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