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Year: 2013   |   Volume: 2   |   Issue: 3   |   Page: 256-259     View issue

Portal vein thrombosis in a young patient of previously asymptomatic hepatocellular carcinoma with Hepatitis-B related cirrhosis


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Abstract

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare condition whose exact prevalence is unknown. In developing countries like India it is most often due to umbilical or intra-abodominal sepsis in young patients. In South-East Asia, PVT is usually seen in middle age and above commonly when due to hepatitis-B related chronic liver disease or HCC, and other malignancies, being extremely rare in those below 30 years. We report a case of abrupt onset PVT with incidentally detected hepatitis-B associated cirrhosis of liver and HCC in a previously healthy young man, presenting with acute hepatic decompensation and some unusual features in the involvement of the portal vein.

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Das A, Jawed Q. Portal vein thrombosis in a young patient of previously asymptomatic hepatocellular carcinoma with Hepatitis-B related cirrhosis. Clin Cancer Investig J. 2013;2(3):256-9. https://doi.org/10.4103/2278-0513.119256
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Das, A., & Jawed, Q. (2013). Portal vein thrombosis in a young patient of previously asymptomatic hepatocellular carcinoma with Hepatitis-B related cirrhosis. Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal, 2(3), 256-259. https://doi.org/10.4103/2278-0513.119256

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