[A case of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma of the rib, treated by transcatheter arterial chemoembolization].
Bone is a common site of metastasis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We report a rare case of rib metastasis from HCC treated by transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). A 55-year-old man with liver cirrhosis presented with right lower chest pain. The diagnosis was an HCC with a bone metastasis in the right eighth rib. Intra-arterial injections of doxorubicin mixed with Lipiodol and Gelfoam particles were instituted through the right eighth intercostal artery. Computed tomography and a Tc(99)-labeled scan performed 2 months after the third TACE revealed no viable HCC in the right eighth rib.
Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University of Medical College Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Young Kul
YK
Jung
Jong Eun
JE
Yeon
Chung Ho
CH
Kim
Hyun Jung
HJ
Lee
Young Sun
YS
Lee
Eileen L
EL
Yoon
Jung Eun
JE
Suck
Jong Hwan
JH
Choi
Ji Hoon
JH
Kim
Kwan Soo
KS
Byun
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D007459:Iodized Oil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D007459:Iodized Oil; D004317:Doxorubicin