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A Case of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Arising from Budd-Chiari syndrome
Yoon Seok Hong, M.D., Jung Min Lee, M.D., Hyun Ung Lee, M.D., Sang Won Lee, M.D., Jun Young Hwang, M.D., Kyung Sik Park, M.D., Kwang Bum Cho, M.D., Jae Seok Hwang, M.D., Sung Hoon Ahn, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine,
Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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Fig. 2. IVC venogram findings. There is noted complete obstruction by membranous sturucture at IVC adjacent to rjght atrium (A) and balloon angioplasty was done (B).
Fig. 1. Abdominal CT findings. The axial image of abdominal CT shows a 6 cm sized mass enhanced on arterial phase (A) and wash out on delayed phase (B) in lateral segment of the liver.
Fig. 3. CT findings after 1 year. The axial images of the chest and abdominal CT show pulmonary (A) and right adrenal metastasis (B).
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