Tumor Compression of the Hepatic or Portal Vein Predicts the Presence of Microvascular Invasion and Satellite Nodules in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study

Abstract

Preoperative tumor venous compression is an independent predictor of MVI and satellite nodules in HCC patients at BCLC stages 0-A and may serve as an imaging biomarker for determining the resection margin and treatment planning.