Hepatocarcinoma con invasión cardiovascular: comunicación de 5 casos y revisión de la literatura / Hepatocellular carcinoma with cardiovascular invasion: Report of five cases
Rev. méd. Chile
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132(12): 1517-1522, dez. 2004. ilus, tab
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
The diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients has increased, mainly due to early detection using newer imaging techniques. The therapeutic approach depends on the tumor staging and the liver function. Cardiac involvement has a very bad prognosis. We report three males aged 59, 75 and 76 years and two females, aged 64 and 79 years. All had cirrhosis of diverse aetiologies with hepatocellular carcinoma and tumoral invasion of the inferior vena cava and right atrium. Three patients died during hospital stay and two were discharged for conservative management at home. This rare complication has to be considered in cirrhosis.
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Main subject:
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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Venous Thrombosis
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Liver Cirrhosis
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Liver Neoplasms
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Clínica Las Condes/CL
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Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile/CL
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