What is portal vein tumor thrombus of liver cancer

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My uncle has always been in poor health. He got liver disease when he was young, but he hasn't been cured thoroughly for decades. Now he is older and more and more serious. He went to the hospital a few days ago and found out that he had liver cancer and portal vein tumor thrombus. Now let's learn about the portal vein tumor thrombus of liver cancer.

What is portal vein tumor thrombus of liver cancer

First: portal vein tumor thrombus is one of the common complications of advanced liver cancer, is a special type of liver cancer, that is, liver cancer portal vein thrombus, that is, cancer tissue appears in the portal vein. Its formation is an important factor affecting the prognosis of liver cancer. The clinical incidence rate is as high as 60% - 90%. So far, the cause of portal vein thrombosis in liver cancer is not clear.

Second, the tumor cells invade the tumor vessels, adhere to the wall of portal vein and obtain nutrition from the surrounding arterioles, forming portal vein tumor thrombus. Once the portal vein tumor thrombus is formed, it will affect the normal hepatic blood supply, aggravate portal hypertension and cause intrahepatic dissemination. The median survival time of HCC patients with primary portal vein branch or main portal vein tumor thrombus was less than 3 months without treatment. Therefore, liver cancer portal vein thrombosis needs timely treatment.

Third: experts pointed out: liver cancer portal vein tumor thrombus to soft or tough, it is easy to be removed. As long as the operation conditions are available, the patients with liver cancer who can remove the tumor should take surgical resection as far as possible. Simple portal vein thrombectomy is not advisable because the source of tumor thrombus formation is not eliminated, and the main portal vein will soon be filled with cancer tissue, resulting in poor prognosis.

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Liver cancer portal vein tumor thrombus is a complication of advanced liver cancer. It is formed when cancer cells appear in the portal vein. If it is not treated in time, it will do great harm to the human body. Therefore, patients must receive treatment in time, so as not to let cancer cells continue to spread and aggravate the disease.