Systemic metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma responsive to multidisciplinary treatment including debulking surgery

The lung, followed by regional lymph node and bone, is the most common site for extrahepatic metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Metastatic skin lesion of HCC is rare, and it is a sign of poor prognosis, indicating the strong possibility of metastases in other regions of the body. We repor...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of surgical treatment and research 2014, 86(2), , pp.100-104
Hauptverfasser: Jung, Hwa-Kyung, Lee, Dong-Shik, Yoon, Sung-Su, Kim, Hong-Jin
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Zusammenfassung:The lung, followed by regional lymph node and bone, is the most common site for extrahepatic metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Metastatic skin lesion of HCC is rare, and it is a sign of poor prognosis, indicating the strong possibility of metastases in other regions of the body. We report the case of a 52-year-old male with multiple metastases, including skin metastasis of HCC, which were treated with multidisciplinary therapy.
ISSN:2288-6575
2288-6796
DOI:10.4174/astr.2014.86.2.100