Ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma disguising as heterotopic pregnancy

The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in pregnancy is rare but is typically aggressive, with a 1-year survival rate of 23%. One of the complications of HCC is spontaneous rupture, resulting in haemoperitoneum. A 36-year-old pregnant Chinese immigrant who was positive for hepatitis B virus...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2018-02, Vol.2018, p.bcr-2017-222514
Main Authors: Lee, Qiu N, Akra, Gabriel Ayonmigbesimi, Kigotho, Augustus G, Ahadi, Mahsa Seyed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abortion, Eugenic
Adult
Biopsy
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - diagnosis
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - pathology
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - therapy
Case reports
Diagnosis, Differential
Emergency medical care
Female
Global Health
Hepatitis
Humans
Liver - diagnostic imaging
Liver - surgery
Liver cancer
Liver Neoplasms - diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms - pathology
Liver Neoplasms - therapy
Medical imaging
Migration
Mortality
Patients
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic - diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic - pathology
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic - therapy
Pregnancy, Heterotopic
Rupture, Spontaneous
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in pregnancy is rare but is typically aggressive, with a 1-year survival rate of 23%. One of the complications of HCC is spontaneous rupture, resulting in haemoperitoneum. A 36-year-old pregnant Chinese immigrant who was positive for hepatitis B virus and in her first trimester presented to the emergency department of Wyong Hospital, Hamlyn Terrace, New South Wales, Australia, with severe epigastric and right upper quadrant pain and haemodynamic instability. Spontaneous rupture of a heterotopic pregnancy was initially suspected. However, histopathological staining of the lesions excised during surgery revealed HCC. To our knowledge, this is the first case of spontaneous rupture of HCC with haemoperitoneum during pregnancy in Australia. As developed countries receive global migrants, similar cases may be seen in the future. Epidemiological studies suggest that immigrants from China and Vietnam have the highest incidence of chronic hepatitis B virus carrier status.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2017-222514