1. Membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava and hepatocellular carcinoma in a Caribbean patient.
- Author
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Hautekeete ML, Brenard R, Hadengue A, Degott C, Babany G, Arrivé L, Lebrec D, Menu Y, Erlinger S, and Benhamou JP
- Subjects
- Adult, Humans, India ethnology, Male, Thrombocytopenia complications, Vascular Diseases pathology, West Indies epidemiology, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular complications, Liver Neoplasms complications, Vena Cava, Inferior pathology
- Abstract
Membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava has been reported mainly in South Africa, Japan, and India; in 20-40% of patients the disease is complicated by hepatocellular carcinoma. We report a case of membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava with hepatocellular carcinoma in a 43-year-old Caribbean man of Indian origin. The Caribbean islands may constitute another geographical area where the population is at risk for the development of membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava and subsequent hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Published
- 1990
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