Subcutaneous metastasis – the first sign of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic virus C hepatitis patient – Case report • JML Journal of Medicine and Life

2015, Volume 8, Issue 3, pp 361 – 364

Subcutaneous metastasis – the first sign of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic virus C hepatitis patient – Case report

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Ciortescu I ^{* **}

Rotariu A ^**

Cozma DM ^**

Negru D ^{* ****}

Livadariu R ^***

Diaconu D ^{* ***}

* *”Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iaşi, Romania

** **Gastroenterology and Hepatology Centre, “Sf. Spiridon” Hospital, Iaşi, Romania

*** ***3rd Surgical Clinic, “Sf. Spiridon” University Hospital, Iaşi, Romania

**** ****Medical Imaging Department, “Sf. Spiridon” Hospital, Iaşi, Romania

Correspondence to:Irina Ciortescu MD, PhD Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, “Sf. Spiridon” Hospital, Iaşi, Romania “Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania 1 Independentei Blvd., Code 700111, Iasi, Romania Mobile phone: +40722 955 346, E-mail: irinaciortescu@yahoo.com

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinomas make up 90% of primary liver cancers. The association between the hepatic carcinoma and virus B and C infection has been already proven. Hepatocellular carcinoma develops, in most cases, on a background of cirrhosis and rarely in hepatitis. The case we have chosen to report distinguishes itself due to the unusual extra-hepatic metastatic location of a hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with Chronic HCV hepatitis.

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hepatocellular carcinomasubcutaneous tumorchronic HCV hepatitiscirrhosisextrahepatic metastasis

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