Open AccessSupraumbilical skin necrosis after repeat transarterial chemoembolization
Author(s) -
Jasone Larrea Oleaga,
Mikel Prieto Calvo,
Mikel Gastaca Mateo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2018.5784/2018
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , complication , surgery , radiology , portal hypertension , gastroenterology
Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization TACE is an effective treatment for stage BCLC-B hepatocellular carcinoma (1). The development of skin lesions in the supraumbilical region is an unusual complication following this procedure. We report the case of an 80-year-old male with alcoholic liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension PHT (Child-Pugh A) and multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma. The patient had already undergone four radiofrequency ablations, one alcoholization procedure and four TACEs via femoral access.