Synchronous hepatocellular carcinoma and sigmoid colon metastasis presenting as liver and intra-abdominal abscesses
| Journal | Volume 75 - 2012 |
| Issue | Fasc.2 - Letters |
| Author(s) | Yu-Jen Shih, Kuo-Feng Hsu, Jyh-Cherng Yu, De-Chuan Chan, Chung-Bao Hsieh |
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| Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. |
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malig- nant tumor. The reported incidence of clinical HCC with GI tract invasion is 0.5-2% (1), and direct invasion to the colon is extremely rare (2). Extrahepatic metastasis to the distal sigmoid colon has never been reported before |
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