Complete Metabolic Response with Recanalization of Portal Vein Tumor Thrombosis after Sunitinib in a Patient with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Complete Metabolic Response with Recanalization of Portal Vein Tumor Thrombosis after Sunitinib in a Patient with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

The prognosis of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is very poor. The outcome of these patients is particularly bleak when the disease is complicated by portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT), since the increased portal pressure often causes serious gastrointestinal bleedings. Before...

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Main Authors: Michele Basso, Maria Basso, Alessandro Iaculli, Maurizio Pompili, Laura Riccardi, Brunella Barbaro, Vittoria Rufini, Alessandra Cassano, Paola Castaldi, Carlo Barone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Metabolic disease
Portal vein tumor thrombosis
Sorafenib
Sunitinib
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/322135

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