Spontaneous Intratumoral Hemorrhage into Hepatocellular Carcinoma During Transcatheter Arterial Embolization: A Case Report
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: 895-897, 2004.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-175766
ABSTRACT
Spontaneous extrahepatic rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a rare but serious complication that occurs with an incidence of between 5 and 15% of patients with HCC. It is thought to be preceded by rapid expansion due to intratumoral bleed-ing. Extrahepatic rupture of HCC has been reported as a rare complication of tran-scatheter arterial embolization (TAE). Although there have been reports of extrahepatic rupture of HCC after TAE, but there is no report regarding intratumoral hemor-rhage into HCC during TAE. We report a unique case of intratumoral hemorrhage into HCC during TAE presumably triggered by TAE. Although a rare complication, intratumoral hemorrhage into HCC after TAE should be considered in any patient with TAE due to HCC.
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Main subject:
Rupture, Spontaneous
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Catheterization
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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Embolization, Therapeutic
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Hemorrhage
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Liver Neoplasms
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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