An aggressive approach leads to improved survival in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with portal vein tumor thrombus

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-149

  Lin, De Xin ^a   Zhang, Qi Yu ^a   Li, Xuan ^b   Ye, Qi Wen ^b   Lin, Fen ^b   Li, Lin Li ^b  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Mindong Hospital of Ningde   (China)

Author keywords

Adjuvant therapy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver resection; Portal vein tumor thrombus; Thrombectomy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; FLUOROURACIL;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL THROMBECTOMY; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR THROMBUS; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBECTOMY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 78751637337     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-010-0868-x     Document Type: Article

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