[A case of hepatocellular carcinoma invading the gallbladder misdiagnosed as a primary gallbladder carcinoma].
Extrahepatic metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is occasionally seen in the lung, bone, adrenal gland, and lymph nodes. It is well known that HCC sometimes invades the biliary system. Since there is no peritoneum between the gallbladder and the liver fossa, a gallbladder cancer easily invades the liver; however, HCC seldom invades the gallbladder because it rarely destroys the muscle layer or the collagen fibers of the gallbladder wall. Routes of gallbladder metastasis of HCC include direct invasion, extension to the biliary system, and invasion of the adjacent hepatic vascular system. Some cases of gallbladder metastasis of HCC without direct invasion have been reported. We report here a case of HCC that directly invaded the gallbladder, and that resembled gallbladder carcinoma invading the liver.
Department of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
Han Seung
HS
Ryu
Eui Tae
ET
Hwang
Chang Soo
CS
Choi
Tae Hyeon
TH
Kim
Haak Cheoul
HC
Kim
Ki Jung
KJ
Yun
Dong Eun
DE
Park
D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography