title: Hepatocellular carcinoma with direct invasion to the stomach causing gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
abstract: A 54-year-old man had undergone transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) three times to treat hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but recurrence was found in June 2005. A large tumor in the left lateral portion of the liver showed extrahepatic growth and was attached to the gastric wall. TAE was performed a forth time. In September 2005, the patient was admitted with worsening anemia. Computed tomography and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed that the HCC had directly invaded the stomach and caused gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Endoscopic hemostasis was effective, but the patient died because of worsening hepatic failure.
authors: Division of Internal Medicine, Social Insurance Central General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. kenkimura@juno.ocn.ne.jp
authors: Ken
authors: K
authors: Kimura
authors: Hideaki
authors: H
authors: Miura
authors: Satoshi
authors: S
authors: Saito
authors: Ai
authors: A
authors: Suzaki
authors: Kenji
authors: K
authors: Kondo
authors: Tsutomu
authors: T
authors: Hamada
authors: Shigehiro
authors: S
authors: Kitamura
authors: Haruki
authors: H
authors: Yamada
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology