[A case report of primary liver cancer with cerebral metastasis after hepatic resection].
A 67-year-old male, who had a left hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma, was readmitted to our hospital because of a left hemiparesis. A brain computed tomography scan and an r-carotid angiogram revealed a large mass involving the right parietal area, and thus a brain tumor removal was performed. A histological diagnosis of the removed brain tumor found it to be a metastatic, hepatocellular carcinoma. The patient died of pulmonary congestion due to lung metastasis, approximately 2 years and seven months after hepatectomy, and 1 year and three months after the removal of this metastatic brain tumor. In selected cases, the removal of a metastatic brain tumor seems to bring about improvements in the quality and duration of life.
Yoshikawa
K
K
Dept. of Surgery, Osaka Rosai Hospital.
Kijima
H
H
Ichikawa
H
H
Akagi
H
H
Minami
M
M
Imabun
S
S
Han
N
N
Ito
A
A
Maeda
Y
Y
Kano
M
M
D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed