Spontaneous Complete Necrosis Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Report.
Li, A. J., Wu, M. C., Cong, W. M., Shen, F., & Yi, B. (2003). spontaneous complete necrosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report. Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international : HBPD INT, 2(1), 152–154.
View Original Source →Abstract
Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rare. We found spontaneous regression of HCC in a 53-year-old Chinese with liver cirrhosis. A liver mass 3 cm in diameter was revealed by B-ultrasonography. The resected mass showed histologically complete necrosis. The necrotic tissue was filled with large debris from a neoplastic tissue, regardless of no viable tumor cells were seen among them. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient is alive and well for 4 years after surgery.
Case Details
Disease Location
Liver
Personal Characteristics
53-year-old man, history of HBV
Clinical Characteristics
Abdominal us showed a well-defined and heterogeneus echo at s6, CT showed a 3cm mass with septum-like structures. Hcc was diagnosed.
Remission Characteristics
Microscopic examination showed no malignant cells
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Inflammatory reaction
Clinical Treatment
Partial liver resection