title: Acute pulmonary embolism as the first manifestation of hepatocellular carcinoma complicated with tumor thrombi in the inferior vena cava: surgery or not?
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hsuan-Hwai
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chung-Bao
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Heng-Cheng
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Wei-Kuo
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: You-Chen
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Tsai-Yuan
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Hsieh
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery