Advances in radiotherapy based comprehensive treatment of primary hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus / 中华放射肿瘤学杂志

ABSTRACT

Primary hepatocellular carcinoma is the fourth most common malignant tumor in China, with the 2nd highest mortality rate. Clinical prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma complicated with portal vein tumor thrombus is extremely poor. At present, multiple interventions have been adopted to treat primary hepatocellular carcinoma complicated with portal vein tumor thrombus, such as surgery, radiotherapy and targeted therapy, etc. In this article, the treatment of primary hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus was summarized, and the effect and prospect of radiotherapy based comprehensive treatment were illustrated.