Title of article
Unusual presentation; seeding of tumor after biopsy for hepatocellular carcinoma
Author/Authors
Aksoy, Asude Firat University - Medical Faculty, Elazig, Turkey , Karabulut, Koray , Artas, Hakan Firat University - Medical Faculty, Elazig, Turkey , Kilicarslan, Ahmet , Usta, Sertac Firat University - Medical Faculty, Elazig, Turkey , Bahcecioglu, Ibrahim Halil Firat University - Medical Faculty, Elazig, Turkey
Pages
3
From page
1580
To page
1582
Abstract
Hepatocellular cancer is one of the most common and fatal cancer tumor worldwide. However, the
obtained results are questionable in terms of medical treatment of hepatocellular cancer. The muscle,
soft tissue and cutaneous metastases of hepatocellular cancer, for instance, are rare and may result from
interventional procedures. Seeding of tumor along the biopsy needle upon percutaneous biopsy is a very
rare phenomenon. We report a very rare case of a 79 -year- old man, known to be hepatitis C virus carrier
with a metastatic tumor in abdominal wall caused by seeding of tumor after three years following a
percutaneous biopsy procedure. Even years later, after a biopsy procedure for diagnostic purposes and
may be soft tissue metastases. This complication is a very rare condition that should not be ignored but
can be observed. The biopsy requirement should be questioned closely and avoided unnecessary biopsy
procedures.
Keywords
Biopsy , Hepatocellular carcinoma , Seeding
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2016
Record number
2406875
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