Long Term Survival in Patient with Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Surgical Resection of Brain Metastasis: A Case Report.
10.17998/jlc.2016.16.1.38
- Author:
Jeong Ho LEE
1
;
Hyung Min YU
;
Sung Bum CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. portalvein@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hepatocellular carcinoma;
Neoplasm metastasis;
Surgery
- MeSH:
Brain*;
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular*;
Emergencies;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Neurologic Manifestations;
Prognosis
- From:Journal of Liver Cancer
2016;16(1):38-41
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Brain metastasis is a rare condition of extraheptaic metastases in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and brain metastasis have rapidly worsened neurologic signs and symptoms, therefore it is regarded to oncologic emergency. Current recommended treatments for brain metastasis are surgical resection or gamma-knife surgery with/without whole brain radiation therapy (RT). However, patients with brain metastasis have a very poor prognosis after adequate treatment. Here, we report a 62-year-old man with HCC and brain metastasis who had long term survival after surgical resection and whole brain RT.
