A case of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma of the rib, treated by transcatheter arterial chemoembolization.
10.3350/kjhep.2009.15.3.357
- Author:
Young Kul JUNG
1
;
Jong Eun YEON
;
Chung Ho KIM
;
Hyun Jung LEE
;
Young Sun LEE
;
Eileen L YOON
;
Jung Eun SUCK
;
Jong Hwan CHOI
;
Ji Hoon KIM
;
Kwan Soo BYUN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University of Medical College Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea. je_yeon@hotmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Rib metastasis;
Hepatocellular carcinoma;
Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization
- MeSH:
Bone Neoplasms/radiography/secondary/*therapy;
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/diagnosis/secondary/*therapy;
*Chemoembolization, Therapeutic;
Doxorubicin/administration & dosage;
Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable/administration & dosage;
Hepatic Artery/pathology;
Humans;
Injections, Intra-Arterial;
Iodized Oil/administration & dosage;
Liver Cirrhosis/diagnosis/pathology;
Liver Neoplasms/diagnosis/pathology/*therapy;
Male;
Middle Aged;
*Ribs/radiography/radionuclide imaging;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Hepatology
2009;15(3):357-361
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Bone is a common site of metastasis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We report a rare case of rib metastasis from HCC treated by transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). A 55-year-old man with liver cirrhosis presented with right lower chest pain. The diagnosis was an HCC with a bone metastasis in the right eighth rib. Intra-arterial injections of doxorubicin mixed with Lipiodol and Gelfoam particles were instituted through the right eighth intercostal artery. Computed tomography and a Tc99-labeled scan performed 2 months after the third TACE revealed no viable HCC in the right eighth rib.
