A Case of Huge Pedunculated Hepatocellular Carcinoma Mimicking a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor.
- Author:
Dong Cheon HA
1
;
Bo Kyoung KIM
;
Moon Sung KIM
;
Ka Young KIM
;
Ki Hyun KWON
;
Young Yong AHN
;
Dong Soo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hostpital, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. endoscope@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hepatocellular carcinoma;
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
- MeSH:
Aged;
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular;
Female;
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors;
Humans;
Japan;
Korea;
Liver;
Stomach;
Taiwan
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2011;81(6):764-768
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pedunculated hepatocellular carcinoma (P-HCC) can be defined as a carcinoma protruding from the liver with or without a pedicle. Cases of P-HCC showing extrahepatic growth are very rare. P-HCC constitutes 0.2-4.2% of all HCC cases in Japan and Taiwan, but few cases in Korea have been reported. A 67-year-old female patient was admitted to our hospital with a 6-month history of epigastric discomfort. Examination identified an abdominal mass in the left upper quadrant, and abdominal computed tomography revealed a huge mass adjacent to the fundus of the stomach. We diagnosed this mass as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor because of its size and site. However, postoperative histopathological findings showed that the mass was HCC. Here, we report this case and review the relevant medical literature.
