Evolution of portal vein tumor thromboses in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: CT findings and transition of serum tumor markers

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 489-495

  Chang, Il Soo ^a   Shin, Sung Wook ^b   Cho, Sung Ki ^b   Rhim, Hyunchul ^b   Choi, Dongil ^b   Park, Kwang Bo ^b   Park, Hong Suk ^b   Choo, Sung Wook ^b   Do, Young Soo ^b   Choo, In wook ^b  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CT; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Portal vein; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

CT; HEPATOCELLULAR; HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; MEAN VALUES; PORTAL VEINS; SERUM TUMOR MARKERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

BIOMARKERS; BODY FLUIDS;

TUMORS;

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; DECARBOXYPROTHROMBIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PORTAL VEIN TUMOR THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEROLOGY; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR THROMBUS;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84865390140     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: 18734499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.11.020     Document Type: Article

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