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Miyauchi W, Yamamoto M, Masahiro M, Shishido Y, Miyatani K, Matsunaga T, Sakamoto T, Fujiwara Y. Colonic metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma with repeated retroperitoneal bleeding: a case report. Surg Case Rep 2021; 7:261. [PMID: 34921642 PMCID: PMC8684546 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-021-01349-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Colonic metastasis is uncommon in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In the past, extrahepatic metastasis of HCC was not treated aggressively because of its poor prognosis. Herein, we describe the case of a patient with HCC who survived for 30 months following resection of a metastatic tumor in the ascending colon. CASE PRESENTATION An 80-year-old man presented at our hospital with symptoms of abdominal pain on the right side and fever. He had undergone transcatheter arterial chemoembolization and posterior segment resection of the liver because of HCC, followed by radiofrequency ablation for a recurrent intrahepatic lesion 5 and 3 years, respectively, prior to the visit. He was diagnosed with retroperitoneal hematoma, which was thought to be associated with diverticulitis and an extramural tumor in the ascending colon. A definitive diagnosis could not be reached; however, a right hemicolectomy of the colon was performed because of progression to anemia. A pathological examination revealed a metastatic tumor in the ascending colon extending from the subserosal layer to the muscularis propria layer. The patient was treated with lenvatinib after surgery, but presented with intrahepatic recurrence, lymph node metastasis, and peritoneal dissemination metastasis 15 months later. The progression of the disease could not be controlled and his postoperative survival time was 30 months. CONCLUSION Resection of metastasis of HCC might contribute to prolonged survival in cases, where radical resection is possible.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wataru Miyauchi
- Division of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, 683-8504 Japan
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- Division of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, 683-8504 Japan
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- Division of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, 683-8504 Japan
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- Division of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, 683-8504 Japan
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- Division of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, 683-8504 Japan
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- Division of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, 683-8504 Japan
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- Division of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, 683-8504 Japan
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- Division of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, 683-8504 Japan
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