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Table 1 Previously reported cases with macroscopic portal vein thrombus (PVTT) from successfully resected colorectal cancers

From: Liver metastasis originating from colorectal cancer with macroscopic portal vein tumor thrombosis: a case report and review of the literature

Case no.

Reference

Age and gender

Synchronous or metachronous

Location of primary tumor

Histology

Stage

Interval from colorectal resection to diagnosis of PVTT, months

Size of liver metastasis, mm

Location of liver metastasis

Location of PVTT

Survival after removal of PVTT, months

Prognosis

1

Tanaka et al. [8]

59/M

Synchronous

Sigmoid

Mod

T3N1

-

Unknown

S8, left

Left PV

11

Alive, recurrence

2

Tanaka et al. [8]

54/M

Metachronous

Rectum

Mod

T4N2

12

70

S2/3

Left PV

21

Alive, no recurrence

3

Tanaka et al. [8]

60/M

Metachronous

Transverse

Poor

T3N2

4

25

S7

Right PV

31

Alive, no recurrence

4

Tanaka et al. [8]

63/F

Metachronous

Sigmoid

Well

T3N0

47

55

S6

Posterior PV

55

Alive, no recurrence

5

Tanaka et al. [8]

62/F

Metachronous

Descending

Mod

T3N1

11

-

-

Right PV

102

Alive, no recurrence

6

Lee et al. [10]

28/M

Synchronous

Sigmoid

Muc

Unknown (N+)

-

40

S2/3

Left PV branch

1.5

Alive, recurrence

7

Sugiura et al. [11]

39/F

Metachronous

Transverse, rectum

Well

Unknown

141

Unknown (huge)

S4/5/6/7/8

Left PV

24

Alive, no recurrence

8

Urahashi et al. [12]

57/M

Metachronous

Transverse

Mod

T3N1

< 24

40

S6/7

Main PV

11

Died, recurrence

9

Urahashi et al. [12]

51/M

Metachronous

Transverse

Mod

T3N2

< 24

145

S7/8

Anterior PV

9

Died, recurrence

10

Urahashi et al. [12]

54/M

Metachronous

Rectum

Well

T3N2

< 24

35

S3

Left PV

36

Died, recurrence

11

Urahashi et al. [12]

70/F

Metachronous

Ascending

Mod

T3N1

< 24

-

-

Main PV

6

Died, recurrence

12

Urahashi et al. [12]

45/F

Metachronous

Descending

Mod

T3N2

< 24

60

S5, S6, S8

Main PV

10

Died, recurrence

13

Oikawa et al. [13]

55/F

Synchronous

Rectosigmoid

Muc

T3N1

-

100

S6/7, left

Posterior PV

9

Died, recurrence

14

Matsumoto et al. [14]

58/M

Metachronous

Rectosigmoid

Mod

T3N0

6

-

-

Left PV

66

Alive, no recurrence

15

Present case

55/F

Metachronous

Ascending

Mod

T4N1

13

28

S8

Right PV

51

Alive, no recurrence

  1. Mod = moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma; poor = poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma; PV = portal vein; PVTT = portal vein tumor thrombosis; well = well differentiated adenocarcinoma; muc = mucinous adenocarcinoma.