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Ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma evokes risk of implanted metastases
Author(s) -
Sonoda Takashi,
Kanematsu Takashi,
Takenaka Kenji,
Sugimachi Keizo
Publication year - 1989
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.2930410310
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , carcinoma , oncology , general surgery , surgery , urology , radiology
In three patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), implanted metastases occurred in the peritoneal or pleural cavity after rupture of the tumors; in one patient this was caused by trauma, and in two others this complication became obvious during resection of the tumor. Hepatic resection was successful, and the postoperative status was satisfactory. Implanted metastases were present in the peritoneal or pleural cavity of these three patients 6 years, 10 months, and 6 months after surgery, respectively. We wish to emphasize that a ruptured HCC may lead to implanted metastases.