Percutaneous ethanol injection as a possible curative treatment for malignant portal vein thrombosis in hepatocellular carcinoma

Postoperative residual hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with malignant portal vein thrombosis in a 48-year-old man was cured with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for the parenchymal portion and percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) for the malignant portal vein thrombosis. No evidence of tumor r...

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Published in:Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 1999-07, Vol.22 (4), p.326-328
Main Authors: CHAN, M.-K, KWOK, P. C.-H, CHAN, S. C.-H, LAM, T.-W, LO, K.-K, LAM, C.-L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cancer
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - complications
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - diagnosis
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - therapy
Chemoembolization, Therapeutic
ETHANOL
Ethanol - administration & dosage
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
HEPATOMAS
Humans
INJECTION
Injections - methods
Liver cirrhosis
Liver Neoplasms - complications
Liver Neoplasms - diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms - therapy
Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
PATIENTS
Portal Vein - diagnostic imaging
Portal Vein - pathology
Portography
RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
THROMBOSIS
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
VEINS
Venous Thrombosis - diagnosis
Venous Thrombosis - etiology
Venous Thrombosis - therapy
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Summary:Postoperative residual hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with malignant portal vein thrombosis in a 48-year-old man was cured with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for the parenchymal portion and percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) for the malignant portal vein thrombosis. No evidence of tumor recurrence was noted after 18 months of follow-up. The only severe complication in our patient was biliary stricture which was treated with an internal stent via endoscopic retrograde pancreatico-cholangiography (ERCP).
ISSN:0174-1551
1432-086X
DOI:10.1007/PL00012246