Seeding of the rectus sheath with hepatocellular carcinoma after image guided percutaneous liver biopsy using coaxial biopsy needle system

Needle track seeding following image guided needle biopsy is a known but uncommon complication in the workup of hepatocellular carcinoma. We present the case of a 55 year-old male who was found to have a recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma in the rectus sheath five years following a CT guided biopsy...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of radiology case reports 2015-01, Vol.9 (1), p.18-25
Hauptverfasser:	Tchatalbachev, Vladislav V, Kirkpatrick, Daniel L, Duff, Deiter J, Travis, Mark D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdominal Muscles - pathology Biopsy, Needle - adverse effects Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - secondary Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - surgery Diagnosis, Differential Humans Image-Guided Biopsy - adverse effects Interventional Radiology Liver Neoplasms - pathology Male Middle Aged Muscle Neoplasms - secondary Muscle Neoplasms - surgery Neoplasm Seeding Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Needle track seeding following image guided needle biopsy is a known but uncommon complication in the workup of hepatocellular carcinoma. We present the case of a 55 year-old male who was found to have a recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma in the rectus sheath five years following a CT guided biopsy with the biopsy needle passing through the anterior abdominal wall muscles.
ISSN:	1943-0922 1943-0922
DOI:	10.3941/jrcr.v9i1.1887