
Journal Basic Info
- Impact Factor: 1.995**
- H-Index: 8
- ISSN: 2474-1647
- DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647
Major Scope
- Robotic Surgery
- Gynecological Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Urology
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
Abstract
Citation: Clin Surg. 2019;4(1):2413.Case Report | Open Access
Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma Masquerading asSoft Tissue Sarcoma
Amudha Kumar, Gautham Surya Tej Kola, Elamurugan TP, Harish Kumar and Venkatesh Dhanasekaran
Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, India
Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, India
*Correspondance to: Elamurugan TP
PDF Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.2413
Abstract
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is the 5th most common cancer in men and the second most common cause of death from cancer worldwide. Most cases present with right upper abdominal pain and a palpable mass. Extrahepatic metastasis is usually to the lungs (49%), followed by other intraabdominal organs (24%) and bones. We present a 60-year-old gentleman with chief complaints of rapidly progressing soft tissue swelling over the left scapular region. CECT scan revealed a swelling of 7 cm × 9 cm × 6 cm over the left scapular region and a well-defined lesion of size 2.5 cm × 3 cm × 4 cm in segment 8 of the liver (enhancing in the arterial phase with washout of the contrast in the delayed phase, suggestive of Hepatocellular carcinoma). Metastatic lesions were also found in bilateral lungs, T11 vertebral body, and left inferior pubic ramus. A core needle biopsy of the swelling confirmed the diagnosis of HCC. To the best of our knowledge soft tissue metastases is extremely rare and very cases are described in literature.
Keywords
Hepatocellular carcinoma; Metastases; Soft tissue swelling; Cancer
Cite the article
Kumar A, Kola GST, Elamurugan TP, Kumar H, Dhanasekaran V. Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma Masquerading as Soft Tissue Sarcoma.Clin Surg. 2019; 4: 2413.