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 in | World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 18; no. 40; pp. 5830 - 5832 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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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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Bibliography: | 14-1219/R 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 Telephone: +86-574-87016881 Fax: +86-574-87017272 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 |