[Massive hepatic necrosis secondary to treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma by percutaneous alcoholization].
Fatal complications of percutaneous ethanol injection for the treatment of hepatic tumors are rare events. We report a case of massive hepatic necrosis after treatment by percutaneous ethanol injection of a 4 cm diameter hepatocellular carcinoma, which resulted in the death of the patient. The mechanism of this complication was probably an intratumoral aterioportal shunt, which allowed ethanol to spread through the blood vessels.
Boucher
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Centre Régional de Lutte contre le Cancer, Rennes.
Carsin
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Raoul
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Marchetti
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C
Joram
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F
Kerbrat
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P
D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis
D000431:Ethanol
Nécrose hépatique massive secondaire au traitement d'un carcinome hépatocellulaire par alcoolisation percutanée.