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Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 33:314-316 (2003)
© 2003 Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research

Hepatocarcinoma with Congenital Agenesis of the Portal Vein

Nicolas Pichon1, Franck Maisonnette2, Florence Pichon-Lefièvre3, Denis Valleix2 and Bernard Pillegand1,+

1 Department of Hepatology–Gastroenterology, 2 Department of Surgery and 3 Department of Radiology, Dupuytren University Hospital, Limoges, France

The association of congenital absence of the portal vein and hepatocellular carcinoma has been described, but is rare. It is most frequently discovered fortuitously in children. The absence of intrahepatic portal circulation may predispose to the development of hepatocarcinoma.

+ For reprints and all correspondence: Nicolas Pichon, Hépato-Gastroenterologie, CHU Dupuytren, 2 avenue Martin Luther King, 87042 Limoges Cedex, France. E-mail: n.pichon{at}libertysurf.fr


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