Solitary Metastasis From Cutaneous Melanoma to the Liver: Resection by Extended Left Hepatectomy (Trisegmentectomy) With Clearance of Tumor From the Portal Vein
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A 61-year-old woman presented with low grade fever and an epigastric mass eight years following resection of a stage Clark IV infraclavicular cutaneous melanoma followed by axillary node dissection. Investigations revealed a tumor in segment II, III, IV and V of the liver and a thrombus involving the main portal vein. Liver resection with extended left hepatectomy (left trisegmentectomy) and portal vein thrombectomy is reported.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- HPB Surgery
دوره 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994