Hepatic Infarction Caused by Portal Vein Thrombophlebitis Misdiagnosed as Infiltrative Hepatic Malignancy with Neoplastic Thrombus

Autor: Minjung Shim, Tae Young Yang, Nam Gil Cho, Ara Woo, Eunju Kim, Keunhoi Park, Joo Ho Lee, Yun Bin Lee, Seong Gyu Hwang, Kyu Sung Rim, Hana Park
Jazyk: English<br />Korean
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 68, Iss 3, Pp 156-160 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1598-9992
DOI: 10.4166/kjg.2016.68.3.156
Popis: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a form of venous thrombosis that usually presents in chronic form without any sequalae in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or liver cirrhosis. Accurate differential diagnosis of bland PVT from neoplastic PVT is an important step for planning treatment options, but the acute form can be challenging. Here we present a case of acute hepatic infarction caused by acute bland PVT combined with pylephlebitis, which was misdiagnosed as infiltrative hepatic malignancy with neoplastic PVT owing to the perplexing imaging results and elevated tumor markers. (Korean J Gastroenterol 2016;68:156-160)
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