Surgical management for lymph node recurrence of resected fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report.
Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FLHCC), which is quite uncommon in Japan, is known to be frequently associated with lymph node metastasis in Western countries. Herein, we describe a case of a 25 year-old Japanese woman with recurrent FLHCC in the lymph nodes after undergoing right hepatic lobectomy. She underwent a second operation for removal of a recurrent celiac lymph node tumor 23 months after the initial operation. In Japan, the frequency of lymph node metastasis in ordinary hepatocellular carcinoma is only 1.6%, whereas 3 out of 9 (33%) reported domestic FLHCCs including this case had lymph node metastasis. The surgical management of lymph node metastasis in FLHCC is discussed.
Hiramatsu
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Department of Surgery, Koseiren Kamo Hospital, Aichi, Japan.
Okamoto
K
K
Uesaka
K
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Mukaiyama
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H
Seno
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D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation