Surgical management for lymph node recurrence of resected fibrolamellar carcinoma of the liver: a case report.
Fibrolamellar carcinoma of the liver (FLC), which is very rare in Japan, is reported to be frequently accompanied by lymph node metastasis in Europe and the United States. We describe a 22-year-old man with recurrent FLC in the lymph nodes after undergoing partial hepatectomy. He underwent a second operation for removal of recurrent lymph node tumors in the mediastinum and abdominal cavity one year after initial surgery. However, a third operation became necessary seven months later, because of recurrence in a lymph node in the abdominal cavity. We discuss the management of lymph node metastasis from FLC.
Division of Gastroenterological Surgery, Chiba Cancer Center Hospital.
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H
Yamamoto
K
K
Watanabe
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W
Takayama
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S
Yamada
Y
Y
Fujita
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I
Honda
S
S
Watanabe
O
O
Matsuzaki
M
M
Ryu
D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence