Direct radiofrequency ablation of portal vein tumor thrombus in continuity with hepatocellular carcinoma

Loukas Thanos; Evangelia Sotiropoulou; Savvas Tanteles; Maria Pomoni; Dimitrios Kelekis

doi:10.1016/j.jvir.2009.10.034

Direct radiofrequency ablation of portal vein tumor thrombus in continuity with hepatocellular carcinoma

J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2010 Feb;21(2):285-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.10.034.

Authors

Loukas Thanos¹, Evangelia Sotiropoulou, Savvas Tanteles, Maria Pomoni, Dimitrios Kelekis

Affiliation

¹ Computed Tomography and Interventional Radiology Department, Sotiria General Hospital of Chest Diseases, Mesogeion Ave 152, 11527 Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece. [email protected]

PMID: 20123212
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.10.034

Abstract

The authors describe the case of a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma and portal vein (PV) tumor thrombus. Radiofrequency (RF) ablation was applied successfully not only to the main tumor but also directly to the invaded PV. On the last imaging follow-up performed at 16 months after RF ablation the PV remained recanalized. Twenty months after the RF ablation, the patient was still alive with good clinical status.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / complications
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / pathology
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / surgery*
Catheter Ablation*
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / complications
Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Liver Neoplasms / pathology
Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
Male
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Portal Vein / diagnostic imaging
Portal Vein / pathology
Portal Vein / surgery*
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Venous Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Venous Thrombosis / etiology
Venous Thrombosis / pathology
Venous Thrombosis / surgery*