Long-term Survival of a Patient with a Large Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Main Portal Vein Tumor Thrombosis and Spontaneous Tumor Rupture

Optimal treatments for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are still limited and their prognosis remains dismal. Yet, there have been rare cases that have shed light on longer survival in these patients assisted by various treatments. This paper aims to present an extraordinary cas...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of liver cancer 2020, 20(2), , pp.148-153
Hauptverfasser: Lee, Hyung-Woo, Kim, Gi-Ae, Oh, Chi Hyuk, Shim, Jae-Jun, Kim, Byung-Ho
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Zusammenfassung:Optimal treatments for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are still limited and their prognosis remains dismal. Yet, there have been rare cases that have shed light on longer survival in these patients assisted by various treatments. This paper aims to present an extraordinary case of far advanced HCC that had been properly managed in spite of continuous recurrence. A patient visited the hospital with a ruptured large HCC with main portal vein tumor thrombosis but survived longer than 14 years owing to active and prompt interventions.
ISSN:2288-8128
2383-5001
DOI:10.17998/jlc.20.2.148