Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the liver associated with hepatolithiasis: A case report

Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the liver is rare and reported sporadically. Up to date, only 24 such cases have been reported in the literature. It is associated with hepatic teratoma, congenital cysts, solitary benign non-parasitic hepatic cysts, hepatoli- thiasis/Caroli's disease or cirr...

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Published inWorld journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 18; no. 40; pp. 5830 - 5832
Main Authors Zhu, Ke-Lei, Li, Ding-Yao, Jiang, Cun-Bing
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited 28.10.2012
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Summary:Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the liver is rare and reported sporadically. Up to date, only 24 such cases have been reported in the literature. It is associated with hepatic teratoma, congenital cysts, solitary benign non-parasitic hepatic cysts, hepatoli- thiasis/Caroli's disease or cirrhosis. We reported a case of primary SCC of the liver associated with multiple intrahepatic cholesterol gallstones. The patient under- went hepatectomy followed by radiotherapy, and has survived for over 19 mo without recurrence.
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Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the liver is rare and reported sporadically. Up to date, only 24 such cases have been reported in the literature. It is associated with hepatic teratoma, congenital cysts, solitary benign non-parasitic hepatic cysts, hepatoli- thiasis/Caroli's disease or cirrhosis. We reported a case of primary SCC of the liver associated with multiple intrahepatic cholesterol gallstones. The patient under- went hepatectomy followed by radiotherapy, and has survived for over 19 mo without recurrence.
Hepatolithiasis; Surgery; Radiotherapy; Squa-mous cell carcinoma
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Correspondence to: Ke-Lei Zhu, MM, Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Yin Zhou People’s Hospital, Ningbo 315040, Zhejiang Province, China. dr.zkl@163.com
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this work; Zhu KL designed the research and wrote the manuscript; Li DY and Jiang CB participated in the discussion of the clinical and pathological features of the case.
ISSN:1007-9327
2219-2840
DOI:10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5830