[Subcutaneous seeding of hepatocellular carcinoma after fine-needle percutaneous biopsy].
Subcutaneous tumor seeding after fine-needle percutaneous biopsy for hepatocellular carcinoma is a rarely seen complication. The authors describe a case of subcutaneous neoplastic seeding in a 70-year-old woman with chronic hepatitis C virus complicated by hepatocellular carcinoma. Ultrasonically guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy was performed in segment II of the liver. The neoplastic seeding developed along the needle track used to carry out the fine-needle biopsy. The subcutaneous tumor was excised, and histological examination revealed a well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma.
Martínez Ramos
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Servicio de Cirugía y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital General de Castellón. davidmartinez@comcas.es
Villegas Cánovas
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Senent Vizcaíno
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Rodríguez Pereira
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Escrig Sos
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Angel Yepes
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Salvador-Sanchís
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D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000556:secondary*; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional