title: [Significance of local ablation therapy following portal embolization therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus].
abstract: We have performed ablation therapy for 4 patients who had hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT). In order to avoid intrahepatic metastasis due to ablation, we treated portal venous embolization before ablation. After treatment, computed tomography revealed no viable area in the treated lesion and no dissemination in the portal vein. A complication was encountered in 1 patient, in the form of a collection of ascites due to portal hypertension. We conclude that ablation therapy is the choice for unresectable HCC with PVTT in multidisciplinary therapy.
authors: Dept. of Digestive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University.
authors: Koichi
authors: K
authors: Doi
authors: Toru
authors: T
authors: Beppu
authors: Takatoshi
authors: T
authors: Ishiko
authors: Kazuharu
authors: K
authors: Kai
authors: Keisuke
authors: K
authors: Maeda
authors: Masahide
authors: M
authors: Nakagawa
authors: Masashi
authors: M
authors: Takahashi
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Egami
authors: Michio
authors: M
authors: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*; D011169:Portal Vein; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy*