title: Abdominal wall implantation of hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Percutaneous fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) became a popular method for diagnosis of hepatic masses. Abdominal wall implantation from FNAC is rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a female patient who presented with a right upper abdominal wall mass 3 years following a fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and resection of a solitary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from the liver. The mass proved to be a metastatic HCC; it was locally resected with safety margins. To date (20 months later) she remains well with no recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implantation of tumor cells after FNAC for HCC is rare, but can happen. The availability of dynamic imaging of the liver should reduce the need for this technique in the diagnostic workup of patients suspected of having HCC.
authors.affiliation: The Liver Unit, Department of Surgery, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait. alied1971@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aldahham
authors.forename: Shurooq
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boodai
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alfuderi
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Almosawi
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asfer