Despite its deadly potential, portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a frequently overlooked side effect for patients with gastrointestinal malignancies including liver and pancreatic cancer. Natasha Ramrup ...

If thrombus is suspected, associations including cirrhosis, cancer, myeloproliferative disorders ... with contrast can identify absence of portal vein flow or cavernous transformation while ...

Portal vein thrombosis means that there is a blood clot in the portal vein. This vein carries blood to the liver. A clot can fully or partially block the portal vein, as well as blood flow to the ...

Measurements of blood tumor markers were as follows ... The patient was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome complicated by portal vein thrombosis. On the day of hospital admission, the patient ...

Eight patients (0.4%) developed portal vein thrombosis (PVT ... of hematopoietic cell transplantation at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have been described previously.

The use of transarterial chemoembolization with radiotherapy led to improved survival outcomes for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma and portal vein tumor thrombus, compared with ...

The superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein join and continue to the liver as the portal vein ... primarily on the cause of the thrombosis. If cancer is the underlying cause, survival ...

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT), a severe complication of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), markedly influences patient prognosis by ...