To the Editor: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains one of the commonest cancers worldwide especially in hepatitis B endemic regions. Its aggressive behavior is characterised by the natural history of increasing ...To the Editor: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains one of the commonest cancers worldwide especially in hepatitis B endemic regions. Its aggressive behavior is characterised by the natural history of increasing size, a tendency for vascular invasion into the hepatic veins and portal veins. Further growth into the inferior vena cava (IVC) and right atrium (RA) is an infrequent finding but signifies a pre-terminal event with a dismal prognosis.展开更多
文摘To the Editor: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains one of the commonest cancers worldwide especially in hepatitis B endemic regions. Its aggressive behavior is characterised by the natural history of increasing size, a tendency for vascular invasion into the hepatic veins and portal veins. Further growth into the inferior vena cava (IVC) and right atrium (RA) is an infrequent finding but signifies a pre-terminal event with a dismal prognosis.