Long-Term Survival in a Patient With Ruptured Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Joon Sung Kim, Seung Kew Yoon, Jeong Ah Kim, Chang Wook Kim, Si Hyun Bae, Jong Young Choi, Chan-Kwon Jung
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(1):63-67. Published online March 6, 2009
A 57-yr-old woman previously diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B was admitted via the emergency room because she suddenly developed epigastric pain with abdominal distension. On computed tomography (CT), a round enhancing mass was found on the left hepatic lobe with ascites in the peritoneal space..
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A Case of Combined Hepatocellular-Cholangiocarcinoma with Underlying Schistosomiasis
Chang Kyun Hong, Jin Mo Yang, Bong Koo Kang, Jin Dong Kim, Young Chul Kim, U-Im Chang, Jin Young Yoo
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):283-286. Published online December 20, 2007
Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma is a rare form of primary liver cancer showing features of both hepatocellular and biliary epithelial differentiation. We report here on a case with collision tumor, which apparently was the coincidental occurrence of both hepatocellular carcinoma and ch..
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Thalidomide for Treating Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Pilot Study
Sang Hoon Han, Se Hoon Park, Jung Ho Kim, Jong Jun Lee, So Young Kwon, Oh Sang Kwon, Sun Suk Kim, Ju Hyun Kim, Keon Kug Kim, Yeon Ho Park, Jeong Nam Lee, Eunmi Nam, Soo-Mee Bang, Eun Kyung Cho, Dong Bok Shin, Jae Hoon Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(4):225-229. Published online December 31, 2006
BackgroundThalidomide has been reported to have antitumor activity for treating metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We evaluated the safety and efficacy of using thalidomide for treating selected patients with unresectable or metastatic HCC, and their disease was refrac..
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Clear Cell Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Spontaneous Regression of Primary and Metastatic Lesions
Seong-Woo Jeon, Myung-Kwon Lee, Young-Doo Lee, Hyang-Eun Seo, Chang-Min Cho, Won-Young Tak, Young-Oh Kweon
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(3):268-273. Published online September 30, 2005
The prognosis of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tends to be poor. Spontaneous regression of this lesion is extremely rare. In this report, we describe a case of HCC which spontaneously regressed along with a metastatic lesion of the chest wall. A huge HCC in the right lobe, the largest ..
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Acute Exacerbation of Hepatitis in Liver Cirrhosis with Very High Levels of alpha-Fetoprotein But No Occurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Jin Soo Bae, Sang Jong Park, Kwang Bo Park, So Ya Paik, Jin Kyung Ryu, Chang Kyu Choi, Tae Joon Hwang
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(1):80-85. Published online March 31, 2005
Aminotransferase levels do not always increase during acute hepatitis or during an acute flare-up of chronic hepatitis. Persistently increased levels of serum alpha-Fetoprotein in an adult with liver disease suggest not only the presence or progression of hepatocellular carcinoma or its recurrenc..
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Ileovesical Fistula Caused by Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Jeong Rae Byun, Sang Hee Cho, Deok Hwan Yang, Yeo Kyeoung Kim, Jae Kyun Ju, Sung Kyu Choi, Ik Joo Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(1):76-79. Published online March 31, 2005
Ileovesical fistula is a very rare clinical entity, the most frequent cause of which is Crohn's disease. Furthermore, it is an exceptionally rare complication of malignancies. We experienced one case of ileovesical fistula which had been caused by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) arising from the n..
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