title: Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma with complete necrosis: case report.
abstract: Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma is rare phenomenon. A 74-year-old man was found to have a hepatocellular carcinoma with intrahepatic metastases in the lateral segment of the liver. Before surgery, he developed severe cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis and was treated endoscopically. The tumor marker level decreased markedly, and hepatectomy was performed. The resected tumor demonstrated complete necrosis.
authors.affiliation: Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ojima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hibi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kosuge
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology*; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous