title: Primary hepatic carcinoid tumor.
abstract: Primary hepatic carcinoid tumor is rare and poses a challenge for diagnosis and management. We presented a case of primary hepatic carcinoid tumor in a 53-year-old female with a complaint of right upper abdominal pain. Computer tomography scans revealed a hypervascular mass in segment 4 of the liver. An ultrasonography-guided biopsy showed a carcinoid tumor. No other lesions were found by the radiological investigations. Surgery resection was performed and histopathological examination revealed a primary hepatic carcinoid tumor. Three years later, recurrence was found and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization was performed. After transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, the patient has been free of symptom and had no radiological disease progression for over 6 months. Surgical resection combination with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization is effective to offer excellent palliation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430022, China.
authors.forename: Jinbo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Zhijian
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Junwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Lishan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Xinqun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chai
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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