Extent of portal vein tumor thrombosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: The more, the worse?

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<p class="first" id="d16047623e182">Portal vein tumour thrombosis (PVTT) has a significant impact on the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The degree of PVTT varies from sub-/segmental invasion to complete occlusion of the main trunk. Aim of this study was to evaluate whether the degree of PVTT correlates with prognosis. </p>

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Title: Liver International

Abbreviated Title: Liver Int

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN: 14783223

Publication date (Electronic): October 14 2018

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[1 ]Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology; University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz

[2 ]Department of Internal Medicine; University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz

[3 ]Clinical Registry Unit (CRU); University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz

[4 ]Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics; Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz

[5 ]Department of Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology; Hannover Medical School

[6 ]Department of Radiology; University Hospital Cologne

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DOI: 10.1111/liv.13988

PubMed ID: 30318826

SO-VID: fd53f416-00e2-4d0b-ac53-247965c226fd

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http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1

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