[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.
Jung
Young Kul
YK
Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University of Medical College Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Yeon
Jong Eun
JE
Kim
Chung Ho
CH
Lee
Hyun Jung
HJ
Lee
Young Sun
YS
Yoon
Eileen L
EL
Suck
Jung Eun
JE
Choi
Jong Hwan
JH
Kim
Ji Hoon
JH
Byun
Kwan Soo
KS
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