Extrahepatic Vascular Parasitization by a Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Extrahepatic Vascular Parasitization by a Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
- 2019
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common primary hepatic malignancy. For patients not amenable to surgical treatment, transarterial chemoembolization is a viable therapeutic alternative. Extrahepatic collateral arterial supply to the tumor may occur in a variety of scenarios and timely detection of this phenomenon is of fundamental importance to achieve optimal outcomes and response to treatment. This report presents a case of hepatocellular carcinoma that was supplied mainly by a parasitized right phrenic artery and was only successfully treated once this was identified. Further discussion of extrahepatic collateral arterial supply is also presented. Copyright (c) 2019, Ertreo et al.
English
2168-8184
10.7759/cureus.5807 [doi] PMC6823074 [pmc]
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MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Radiology
Case Reports
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common primary hepatic malignancy. For patients not amenable to surgical treatment, transarterial chemoembolization is a viable therapeutic alternative. Extrahepatic collateral arterial supply to the tumor may occur in a variety of scenarios and timely detection of this phenomenon is of fundamental importance to achieve optimal outcomes and response to treatment. This report presents a case of hepatocellular carcinoma that was supplied mainly by a parasitized right phrenic artery and was only successfully treated once this was identified. Further discussion of extrahepatic collateral arterial supply is also presented. Copyright (c) 2019, Ertreo et al.
English
2168-8184
10.7759/cureus.5807 [doi] PMC6823074 [pmc]
IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Radiology
Case Reports