Jung YK, Yeon JE, Kim CH, Lee HJ, Lee YS, Yoon EL, Suck JE, Choi JH, Kim JH, Byun KS
[A case of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma of the rib, treated by transcatheter arterial chemoembolization.] [English Abstract, Journal Article]
Korean J Hepatol 2009 Sep; 15(3):357-61.
Bone is a common site of metastasis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We report a rare case of rib metastasis from HCC treated by transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). A 55-year-old man with liver cirrhosis presented with right lower chest pain. The diagnosis was an HCC with a bone metastasis in the right eighth rib. Intra-arterial injections of doxorubicin mixed with Lipiodol and Gelfoam particles were instituted through the right eighth intercostal artery. Computed tomography and a Tc(99)-labeled scan performed 2 months after the third TACE revealed no viable HCC in the right eighth rib.
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