A case of this rare exception to the common gross types of hepatocellular carcinoma is reported. The main clinico-pathological findings of this variant are summarized in the light of a review of the relevant literature. Emphasis is placed on the usefulness of the latest diagnostic procedures including echography and CT scans for an increased accuracy of the preoperative clinical diagnosis.
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Urol Case Rep
September 2024
Urology Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Extrahepatic metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a sign of advanced disease with poor prognosis. Haematogenous metastasis to the urinary bladder is extremely rare. We describe a case of a 66-year-old male with advanced HCC that developed HCC metastasis to the bladder.
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September 2023
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide that is etiologically linked to a previous hepatitis B infection. We describe two cases of HCC metastasis to the oral cavity in 60- and 67-year-old male patients. The first case was a diffuse, hard swelling in the left body of the mandible.
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September 2023
Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
An 11-year-old neutered female Golden Retriever was referred for investigation of marked increases in liver enzyme activities. Abdominal ultrasound revealed a large pedunculated liver mass. Diagnosis of hepatocellular adenoma (HCA) was made when the mass was excised after a first unsuccessful attempt through ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy.
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April 2023
Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia; Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Introduction And Importance: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent malignancies in Indonesia and is well-known as a silent killer disease due to its mortality rate among males. Furthermore, a pedunculated HCC (P-HCC) is a rare subtype challenging to diagnose when presented as an extrahepatic mass.
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old man was admitted to our hospital due to abdominal pain with a palpable mass in the left upper abdomen after being referred from secondary health care.
Case Rep Oncol
November 2022
General and Oncological Surgery Department, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Pedunculated hepatocellular carcinoma (P-HCC) is a rare subtype of HCC. P-HCC may occur in patients without underlying liver cirrhosis and can be present with negative serum tumor markers. With a growing worldwide incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, non-cirrhotic HCC will likely become more prevalent.
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