Open AccessAn Exophytic Hepatocellular Carcinoma in an Undiagnosed Cirrhotic Liver Mimicking an Intraperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Author(s) -
Mohd Ezane Aziz,
Farahat Nadeem Ahmed
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international medical journal malaysia/iium medical journal malaysia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.139
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2735-2285
pISSN - 1823-4631
DOI - 10.31436/imjm.v21i2.1594
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , sarcoma , radiology , soft tissue , soft tissue sarcoma , pathology
Exophytic hepatocellular carcinoma is a rare type of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which may present with a wide variation in clinical presentations and imaging findings. Thus it may cause diagnostic dilemma and may need a multidisciplinary approach management tailored to individual patient for a better outcome. Here we reported a case of a patient with exophytic hepatocellular carcinoma mimicking an intraperitoneal sarcoma.