Ectopic hepatocellular carcinoma arising from the peritoneum

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2019 Oct;111(10):809-811. doi: 10.17235/reed.2019.6408/2019.

Abstract

Ectopic hepatocellular carcinoma is a rare entity. Most cases are asymptomatic and are occasionally found during autopsy or laparoscopy. They may sometimes cause relevant clinical problems such as abdominal pain or intra-abdominal bleeding. In this clinical case report, we review the literature in order to decipher the case of a 68-year-old female with an ectopic hepatocellular carcinoma that arose from the peritoneum. The patient was diagnosed after being studied due to a mild asymptomatic hypertransaminasemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / pathology
  • Choristoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Choristoma* / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Liver*
  • Mesentery / diagnostic imaging
  • Peritoneal Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
  • Peritoneal Diseases* / pathology