FOLATE DEFICIENCY IN HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA PATIENTS WITH PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS

G. MALAGUARNERA, S. LATTERI, V.E. CATANIA, G. BERTINO, M. PENNISI, F. DRAGO, M. MALAGUARNERA

Article ID: 6489
Vol 32, Issue 4S1, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/jbrha6489
Received: 8 September 2018; Accepted: 8 September 2018; Available online: 8 September 2018; Issue release: 8 September 2018

Abstract

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is occurring frequently in advanced liver cirrhosis and in Hepatocellularcarcinoma and often diagnosed in the course of a routine patient evaluation and surveillance for livercancer. PVT may relate to metabolic alterations and thrombophilic conditions. The purpose of this studyis to investigate the relationship between folate status and portal vein thrombosis.



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