Spontaneous Intratumoral Hemorrhage into Hepatocellular Carcinoma During Transcatheter Arterial Embolization: A Case Report.
10.3346/jkms.2004.19.6.895
- Author:
Jae Ho CHOI
1
;
Jung Hoon KIM
;
Jong Ho WON
;
Yun Soo KIM
;
Dong Erk GOO
;
Deuk Lin CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. junghkim@hosp.sch.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chemoembolization, Therapeutic;
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular;
Liver Neoplasms
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/*blood supply;
Catheterization/*adverse effects;
Embolization, Therapeutic/*adverse effects;
Hemorrhage/*diagnosis/*etiology;
Humans;
Liver Neoplasms/*blood supply;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Rupture, Spontaneous/diagnosis/etiology
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2004;19(6):895-897
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
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 bleed-ing. Extrahepatic rupture of HCC has been reported as a rare complication of tran-scatheter 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.
