Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma- a rare clinical variant

ABSTRACT

Fibrolamellar type is a rare variant of hepatocellular carcinoma [FLHCC]. A 20 year old boy presented with pain and mass in the epigastric region for the last six months. Early diagnosis and confinement of the lesion to a lobe made it possible to perform complete resection of tumour along with subtotal gastrectomy. Patient recovered well and was sent to oncologist for further treatment