Spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma in a child: report of a survival.
A 10-year-old girl presented in shock with symptoms and signs of an acute abdomen. Spontaneous rupture of a hepatocellular carcinoma was diagnosed by ultrasonography in the emergency room and confirmed by a computed tomography scan. Despite contamination of the peritoneal cavity, aggressive resection of the involved hepatic lobe and the contiguous tissues, without chemotherapy or radiotherapy, has thus far achieved a 3 1/2-year disease-free survival.
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Department of Surgery, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous