title: [Current therapeutic strategy of hepatocellular carcinoma with extensive portal thrombus].
abstract: Prognosis of the patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with tumor thrombi in the portal vein is known to be extremely poor. The current results of various therapies, such as surgery, chemotherapy, immuno-therapy, radiation and combination therapy were reviewed, herein. Our recent therapeutic strategy for hepatocellular carcinoma with tumor thrombi in portal vein is also shown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shirabe
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maehara
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*; D011168:Portal System / Q000473:pathology*