Long-term follow-up after neoplastic seeding complicating percutaneous ethanol injection for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

We describe a case of subcutaneous metastasis along the needle track after percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. After surgical resection and extrabeam radiation therapy the patient is alive without evidence of recurrence five years after PEI. One should pay...

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Published in:European radiology 2002-01, Vol.12 (1), p.74-76
Main Authors: Arrivé, L, Vurgait, A, Monnier-Cholley, L, Lewin, M, Balladur, P, Poupon, R, Tubiana, J M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abdominal Muscles - diagnostic imaging
Aged
Alcohol
Biopsy
Biopsy, Needle - adverse effects
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - drug therapy
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - secondary
Ethanol
Ethanol - administration & dosage
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Injections, Intralesional - adverse effects
Liver cancer
Liver cirrhosis
Liver Neoplasms - drug therapy
Liver Neoplasms - pathology
Medical imaging
Metastasis
Neoplasm Seeding
Patients
Radiation therapy
Skin Neoplasms - secondary
Surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:We describe a case of subcutaneous metastasis along the needle track after percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. After surgical resection and extrabeam radiation therapy the patient is alive without evidence of recurrence five years after PEI. One should pay attention to the abdominal wall around the needle track in interpreting CT or MR images of patients with previous PEI.
ISSN:0938-7994
1432-1084
DOI:10.1007/s003300100980