Collision Tumor of the Liver (Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Undifferentiated Sarcoma).
- Author:
Hyung Il SEO
1
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Pusan, Korea. seohi71@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Collision tumor;
Hepatocellular carcinoma;
Sarcoma
- MeSH:
Abdominal Cavity;
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular;
Humans;
Liver;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Reoperation;
Sarcoma;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
2009;13(2):120-123
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Collision tumors represent the coexistence of two adjacent but histologically distinct tumors in an organ. Collision tumors have been identified in various organs, but they are rare in liver. We present a rare case of a 57-year-old man, who was hospitalized for the removal of a liver mass (S5/6 segmentectomy), that was probably a hepatocellular carcinoma. The eventual pathology examination revealed a collision tumor composed of a hepatocellular carcinoma and an undifferentiated sarcoma. Because the tumor recurred 2 months after the operation, reoperation (right hemicolectomy and tumorectomy) was performed. In the 2nd month following the second operation we found multiple liver metastases, chest metastasis and abdominal cavity metastasis. To our knowledge this is the first case of a hepatic collision tumor that was composed of a hepatocellular carcinoma and an undifferentiated sarcoma. Herein, we report the case of a hepatic collision tumor and briefly review the literature.
