title: Membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava and hepatocellular carcinoma in a Caribbean patient.
abstract: Membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava has been reported mainly in South Africa, Japan, and India; in 20-40% of patients the disease is complicated by hepatocellular carcinoma. We report a case of membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava with hepatocellular carcinoma in a 43-year-old Caribbean man of Indian origin. The Caribbean islands may constitute another geographical area where the population is at risk for the development of membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava and subsequent hepatocellular carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hautekeete
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brenard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hadengue
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Degott
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Babany
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arrivé
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lebrec
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Menu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erlinger
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Benhamou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*; D014900:West Indies / Q000453:epidemiology