A Case of Spontaneous Necrosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Development of Pneumonia / 대한간학회지
The Korean Journal of Hepatology
;
: 330-335, 2001.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-194494
ABSTRACT
Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma is an extraordinarily rare phenomenon. Fewer than 20 occasions have been reported in the English medical literature. There have only been 5 case reports in Korea. Understanding of the mechanism of spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma will help us to establish new treatments for the disease. In this case report, we present a 53 year-old Asian male who showed spontaneous necrosis of hepatocellular carcinoma confirmed with pathology. He developed a febrile condition secondary to pneumonia for 2 weeks. After that hepatocellular carcinoma was observed to have been necrosed on an MRI scan and hepatic angiography. A right lobectomy of the liver was done because the possibility of residual microscopic cancer cells could not be ruled out. The pathologic finding confirmed the spontaneous near-total necrosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. The patient has recovered uneventfully and has been followed up for 7 months.
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Pneumonia
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Angiography
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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Asian People
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Korea
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Liver
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Necrosis
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Hepatology
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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