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Spontaneous Intratumoral Hemorrhage into Hepatocellular Carcinoma During Transcatheter Arterial Embolization: A Case Report
Spontaneous extrahepatic rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a rare but serious complication that occurs with an incidence of between 5 and 15% of patients with HCC. It is thought to be preceded by rapid expansion due to intratumoral bleeding. Extrahepatic rupture of HCC has been reported a...
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Published in: | Journal of Korean medical science 2004, 19(6), , pp.895-897 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | Korean |
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Summary: | Spontaneous extrahepatic rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a rare but
serious complication that occurs with an incidence of between 5 and 15% of patients
with HCC. It is thought to be preceded by rapid expansion due to intratumoral bleeding.
Extrahepatic rupture of HCC has been reported as a rare complication of transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE). Although there have been reports of extrahepatic rupture of HCC after TAE, but there is no report regarding intratumoral hemor-rhage into HCC during TAE. We report a unique case of intratumoral hemorrhage into HCC during TAE presumably triggered by TAE. Although a rare complication, intratumoral hemorrhage into HCC after TAE should be considered in any patient with TAE due to HCC. KCI Citation Count: 3 |
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ISSN: | 1011-8934 1598-6357 |