title: A case of subcutaneous seeding of hepatocellular carcinoma after fine needle aspiration biopsy.
abstract: Cancer spread along the needle track following fine needle aspiration biopsy is said to be a rare complication. The authors report a case of subcutaneous implantation of hepatocellular carcinoma following ultrasono-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy. The patient, a 67-year-old Korean male was found to have a large hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy. Four months later, the patient felt two subcutaneous growing lumps at the previous aspiration site. The authors confirmed them histologically 11 months after aspiration.
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Yook
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Jee
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*