Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the liver: a case report.
10.3350/cmh.2016.22.1.177
- Author:
Tae Kyung YOO
1
;
Byung Ik KIM
;
Eun Na HAN
;
Dong Hyung KIM
;
Jung Hee YOO
;
Seung Jae LEE
;
Yong Kyun CHO
;
Hong Joo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. bik.kim@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Primary squamous cell carcinoma;
Distant metastasis;
Radiotherapy
- MeSH:
Abdomen/diagnostic imaging;
Aged;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*diagnosis/pathology/radiotherapy;
Humans;
Immunohistochemistry;
Keratins/metabolism;
Liver Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology/radiotherapy;
Male;
Palliative Care;
Positron-Emission Tomography;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
2016;22(1):177-182
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the liver is very rare, and few cases have been reported in Korea. Primary SCC of the liver is known to be associated with hepatic cysts and intrahepatic stones. A 71-year-old male was admitted to our hospital, and a abdominal computed tomography scan revealed a 10 × 6 cm mass in the liver. Analysis of a biopsy sample suggested SCC, and so our team performed a thorough workup to find the primary lesion, which was revealed hepatoma as a pure primary SCC of the liver with multiple distant metastases. The patient was treated with one cycle of radiotherapy, transferred to another hospital for hospice care, and then died 1 month after discharge.
