title: Sonographic diagnosis of tumor thrombus formation in the umbilical vein: a case report.
abstract: There are few reports of tumor thrombus formation in the umbilical vein. We report a case in which sonographic examination revealed tumor thrombus formation in the reopened umbilical vein in a patient with hepatic cirrhosis, primary liver cancer, and portal hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasonography, Shanghai Corps Hospital of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Pei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Zhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Feifei
authors.forename: He
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ning
authors.forename: Liu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yuxiang
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*