title: Evolution of portal vein tumor thromboses in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: CT findings and transition of serum tumor markers.
abstract: We investigated the patterns of evolution of portal vein tumor thromboses (PVTTs) and the changes in serum tumor marker levels in untreated hepatocellular carcinomas. The mean time required for the subsegmental or lower-order branch PVTTs and the segmental PVTTs to reach the large portal vein was 120 and 101 days, respectively. The mean values of the serum alpha-fetoprotein levels markedly increased after the appearance of PVTTs from 1858.7 ng/ml to 6795.2 ng/ml.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Biomedical Science, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Il Soo
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Sung Wook
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Sung Ki
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Hyunchul
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rhim
authors.forename: Dongil
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Kwang Bo
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hong Suk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sung Wook
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Choo
authors.forename: Young Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Do
authors.forename: In-Wook
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Choo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications*; D003287:Contrast Media; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D003287:Contrast Media; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins