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Hepatocellular carcinoma tumour thrombus in a re-canalised para-umbilical vein: detection by 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging.

Beadsmoore CJ, Cheow HK, Sala E, Lomas DJ, Gibbs P, Save V, Alison ME, Balan KK

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK.

This case report describes an unusual site of tumour thrombus in a re-canalised para-umbilical vein, in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cirrhosis. The tumour thrombus was suspected on conventional radiography and confirmed using PET imaging, illustrating the complimentary value of structural and functional imaging in achieving the correct diagnosis.

Published 19 August 2005 in Br J Radiol, 78(933): 841-4.
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