title: Minute hepatocellular carcinoma originating in the caudate lobe with a long-term surviving of 9 years 6 months after surgical resection: a case report.
abstract: An extremely rare case of minute hepatocellular carcinoma originating in the caudate lobe who was resected and surviving for 9 years 6 months is presented. A 52 year-old male patient was diagnosed as having a minute hepatocellular carcinoma originating in the caudate lobe by lipiodol computed tomography and celiac angiography. Although the caudate lobectomy was successfully performed, refractory ascites developed for 4 months after surgical procedure. After remission of ascites, the patient is well and surviving for 9 years 6 months without recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma. This case suggests that early detection and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma can lead to a long-term survival even when the caudate lobe of the liver is involved.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horie
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shigoku
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nosaka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomie
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nishimura
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors