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Article1 August 1967Portal Vein Thromboses in Malignant HepatomaRENE A. ALBACETE, M.D., MARY J. MATTHEWS, M.D., NIRMAL SAINI, M.D.RENE A. ALBACETE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARY J. MATTHEWS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, NIRMAL SAINI, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-67-2-337 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn one of our patients portal vein thrombosis complicating malignant hepatoma was diagnosed by splenoportography and confirmed by postmortem examination. This prompted us to review 25 cases of primary liver cell carcinoma, autopsied in the last 6 years at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Washington, D. C., to determine how frequently portal vein thrombi occur in this disease. For comparison and in an attempt to determine how frequently portal vein thrombi occur in adult patients presenting with hepatomegaly, 100 cases of cirrhosis and 100 cases of carcinoma metastatic to the liver were also reviewed. In addition, we aimed to determine if...
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