Two cases with hepatocellular carcinoma and spleen metastasis

Metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma to various organs is frequently seen. The lungs, regional lymph nodes, kidney, bone marrow and adrenals are relatively common sites of metastasis. However, metastasis to the spleen is extremely rare. Herein, two patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who develo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Turkish journal of gastroenterology 2003-06, Vol.14 (2), p.138-140
Hauptverfasser:	Filik, Levent, Biyikoğlu, Ibrahim, Akdoğan, Meral, Oğuz, Dilek, Köklü, Seyfettin, Köksal, Aydin S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - diagnostic imaging Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - secondary Case report Dalak neoplazmları Digestive system diseases Fatal Outcome Female Humans Karsinom, hepatosellüler Liver Neoplasms - pathology Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Metastasis Neoplasms Neoplazm metastazı Neoplazmlar Olgu sunumu Sindirim sistemi hastalıkları Splenic Neoplasms Splenic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Splenic Neoplasms - secondary Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	Metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma to various organs is frequently seen. The lungs, regional lymph nodes, kidney, bone marrow and adrenals are relatively common sites of metastasis. However, metastasis to the spleen is extremely rare. Herein, two patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who developed splenic metastasis are described and distinctive features of spleen metastasis are summarized.
ISSN:	1300-4948