title: Icterus due to tumor emboli--a rare presentation of hepatoma.
abstract: Two cases of hepatocellular carcinoma presenting with features of obstructive jaundice are reported because of their unusual presentation. Both of them had obstruction of the common bile duct by tumor emboli and underwent palliation with surgical evacuation of the tumor thrombus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sastry
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: Y R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000209:etiology*; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating