Embolization of an unusual metastatic site of hepatocellular carcinoma in the humerus.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer in the world. This case documents an unusual metastatic presentation of HCC in the humerus. Preoperative palliative arterial embolization of the tumor was performed to arrest severe tumor bleeding caused by the biopsy. Embolization turned out to be useful also in limiting/preventing potential uncontrolled bleeding during subsequent amputation.
Hansch
Andreas
A
Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, D-07747 Jena, Germany. andreas.hansch@med.uni-jena.de
Neumann
Rotraud
R
Pfeil
Alexander
A
Marintchev
Ivan
I
Pfleiderer
Stefan
S
Gajda
Mieczyslaw
M
Kaiser
Werner-A
WA
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male