title: Hepatocellular carcinoma tumour thrombus in a re-canalised para-umbilical vein: detection by 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging.
abstract: This case report describes an unusual site of tumour thrombus in a re-canalised para-umbilical vein, in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cirrhosis. The tumour thrombus was suspected on conventional radiography and confirmed using PET imaging, illustrating the complimentary value of structural and functional imaging in achieving the correct diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Beadsmoore
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Cheow
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sala
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lomas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Save
authors.forename: M E D
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Alison
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Balan
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002404:Catheterization; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18