Sonographic demonstration of a patent umbilical vein in portal vein tumor thrombosis.
A patent umbilical vein is a well-known sonographic sign of portal hypertension. We here describe this finding in a patient with extensive tumor thrombosis of the portal vein and its branches.
D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000556:secondary; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011169:Portal Vein; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014471:Umbilical Veins