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Ewing's sarcoma metastatic to focal nodular hyperplasia of liver
Author(s) -
Hagay Z. J.,
Zirkin Howard J.,
Moses Martha,
Khodadadi Jalinus
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930320212
Subject(s) - medicine , diaphragm (acoustics) , thoracotomy , nodule (geology) , metastasis , focal nodular hyperplasia , sarcoma , lesion , laparotomy , pathology , hyperplasia , rib cage , soft tissue , radiology , anatomy , cancer , paleontology , physics , biology , hepatocellular carcinoma , acoustics , loudspeaker
A case is presented of a young woman discovered at thoracotomy to have Ewing's sarcoma of the left lower ribs with soft tissue extension to the diaphragm and thoracic wall. Laparotomy at the same operation showed a nodule of focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver with a focus of metastasis from the sarcoma within the area of hyperplasia. This is the first report of metastasis of any tumor to a hepatic lesion of this sort. Possible reasons for metastasis to this type of lesion are discussed.