title: Rapidly progressive hepatocellular carcinoma mimicking benign portal vein thrombosis: a case report.
abstract: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is commonly associated with liver cirrhosis, irrespective of the presence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Given that malignant PVT is a poor prognostic factor in patients with HCC, it is important to differentiate malignant PVT from benign PVT. Because malignant PVT has been reported to be contiguous with parenchymal HCC, in most cases, the presence of PVT alone indicates a benign entity. We report the case of a patient with rapid progression of malignant PVT mimicking benign PVT but without definite parenchymal HCC on imaging modalities.
authors: Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, Korea.
authors: Jin Woong
authors: JW
authors: Kim
authors: Byung Chan
authors: BC
authors: Lee
authors: Sang Soo
authors: SS
authors: Shin
authors: Suk Hee
authors: SH
authors: Heo
authors: Hyo Soon
authors: HS
authors: Lim
authors: Yong Yeon
authors: YY
authors: Jeong
authors: Heoung Keun
authors: HK
authors: Kang
authors: Young Hoe
authors: YH
authors: Hur
authors: Yoo Duk
authors: YD
authors: Choi
keywords: Computed tomography; Disease progression; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Portal vein thrombosis