title: [A case of spontaneous complete necrosis of hepatocellular carcinoma sized 10cm in diameter demonstrated by the resected specimen].
abstract: A 68-year-old man with chronic hepatitis C and of a heavy drinker was admitted to our hospital because of a huge liver tumor (10cm in diameter) in segment-5 detected on CT in July 2009. One month later, the size of liver tumor was reduced to 5cm in diameter and another liver tumor of 1cm in segment-3 was detected on CT. AFP and AFP-L3 spontaneously decreased to normal range. In October, a partial hepatectomy was performed. The resected specimen demonstrated complete necrosis with thick capsule. The tumor in segment-3 became equivocal without resection. We considered this is a case of spontaneous complete necrosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Iwaki Kyoritsu General Hospital. ryhmta21@gmail.com
authors: Ryuhei
authors: R
authors: Maejima
authors: Haruo
authors: H
authors: Nakayama
authors: Toru
authors: T
authors: Horii
authors: Masaki
authors: M
authors: Tosa
authors: Noriko
authors: N
authors: Dairaku
authors: Masaaki
authors: M
authors: Shiina
authors: Naohiro
authors: N
authors: Dairaku
authors: Tatsuo
authors: T
authors: Oriuchi
authors: Tomoyuki
authors: T
authors: Ikeda
authors: Takaharu
authors: T
authors: Ueno
authors: Masao
authors: M
authors: Kusano
authors: Shinichi
authors: S
authors: Ikeya
authors: Nobuo
authors: N
authors: Hiwatashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous