Spontaneous complete necrosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
We report a 69-yr-old female with a liver mass which, when surgically resected, was believed to be the spontaneous complete necrosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. The preoperative level of alpha-fetoprotein was high at 1050 ng/ml, and the mass was grossly an encapsulated nodular lesion with septa. Histologically, no viable tumor cells were demonstrated. The alpha-fetoprotein level decreased to a normal range. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient is alive and well 1 yr after surgery.
Ozeki
Y
Y
Department of Surgery, National Tosei Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
Matsubara
N
N
Tateyama
K
K
Kokubo
M
M
Shimoji
H
H
Katayama
M
M
D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D009336:Necrosis; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins