1. Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Congenital Absence of the Portal Vein in a Child
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Meltem Bingöl Koloğlu, Deniz Balci, Nurdan Tacyildiz, Gülnur Göllü Bahadir, Ömer Suat Fitoz, Gulsan Yavuz, Zulfikar Gordu, Emine Gulsah Ozdemir, Emel Ünal, and Handan Dincaslan
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Hepatoblastoma ,Adenoma ,business.industry ,Portal vein ,medicine.disease ,Omics ,Gastroenterology ,digestive system diseases ,Pediatric patient ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Internal medicine ,Hepatocellular carcinoma ,medicine ,Splanchnic ,Vein ,business ,neoplasms - Abstract
Congenital absence of the portal vein (CAPV) is such a rare malformation of the splanchnic venous system. Also it can be a reason for hepatic tumors, for example adenoma, hepatoblastoma or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The cooccurence of CAPV and HCC in adult patients have been reported in the literature. It is the second case of a pediatric patient whom has also CAPV and HCC.
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- 2015
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