title: Hepatocellular carcinoma of the iliac bone with unknown primary.
abstract: We report a case of hepatocellular carcinoma of the iliac bone in which the primary tumor was not detected. No malignant primary lesions such as hepatocellular carcinoma or hepatoid carcinoma were detected at the time or during 10 years' follow-up. In this case, transcatheter arterial chemo-embolization and radiation therapy resulted in complete regression of the iliac bone tumor and in long-term survival. We focus in particular on the clinical, histological, and therapeutic aspects of the presented case, as well as the imaging and diagnostic aspects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Nara Medical University, 850 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan. jtakaham@naramed-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takahama
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taoka
authors.forename: Nagaaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marugami
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Anai
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitano
authors.forename: Kimihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kichikawa
authors.forename: Akitaka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nonomura
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed