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Hepatocellular carcinoma developing at the puncture site after percutaneous ethanol injection.

Abstract
Percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) is an option for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment that is most effective for solitary lesions <or=5 cm or multiple lesions <or=3 cm. Malignant seeding along the needle tract is a rare complication of the procedure. We report a case of tumor seeding along the needle tract following PEI treatment for HCC arising 21 months after treatment.
AuthorsJazon Almeida, Maria Mesquita, José Ferraz, Ademar Yamanaka, Cecília Escanhoela, Ilka Fátima Boin, Gustavo Pereira, Tiago Pereira, Elza Soares
JournalJournal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (J Clin Ultrasound) Vol. 36 Issue 2 Pg. 105-7 (Feb 2008) ISSN: 0091-2751 [Print] United States
PMID17960825 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Copyright(c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Chemical References
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Ethanol
Topics
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular (diagnostic imaging, drug therapy, secondary)
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Ethanol (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intralesional (adverse effects)
  • Liver Neoplasms (diagnostic imaging, drug therapy, pathology)
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Seeding
  • Neoplasms, Adipose Tissue (diagnostic imaging, secondary)
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color (methods)

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