Giant Solitary Hepatocellular Carcinoma. A Case Report

ABSTRACT

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignancy of the liver; among indigenous inhabitants of Africa and it may present as solitary or multiple lesions often running a rapidly fatal course. Presented is a case of a 25 year female in apparent general good health with a giant solitary hepatocellular carcinoma. HCC should be considered in the diagnosis of a right upper quadrant/epigastric mass even when it assumes a gigantic proportion in an apparently healthy patient