title: Unusual presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma invading the anterior abdominal wall muscles.
abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common cancer all over the world. It demonstrates a tendency for vascular invasion, producing extensive intrahepatic metastases and portal vein or inferior vena cava extension. Tumor spread of abdominal diseases via hepatic ligaments has also been reported. The author reports a rare case of HCC invading the anterior abdominal wall muscles and protruding into the subcutaneous fat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Nayef
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: AlShabyli
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness
keywords: Hepatocellular carcinoma; abdominal wall; metastases