Cutaneous Metastases from Primary Hepatobiliary Tumors as the First Sign of Tumor Recurrence following Liver Transplantation

Adam T Hauch; Joseph F Buell; Margit McGowan; Parisha Bhatia; Eleanor Lewin; Mary Killackey; Nathan J Shores; Luis A Balart; Martin Moehlen; Bob Saggi; Anil S Paramesh

doi:10.1155/2014/838949

Cutaneous Metastases from Primary Hepatobiliary Tumors as the First Sign of Tumor Recurrence following Liver Transplantation

Case Rep Transplant. 2014:2014:838949. doi: 10.1155/2014/838949. Epub 2014 Jul 10.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Tulane Transplant Institute, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1415 Tulane Avenue, HC-5, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
² Department of Hematology and Oncology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
⁴ Department of Gastroenterology, Section of Hepatology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.

Abstract

Cutaneous metastasis from hepatobiliary tumors is a rare event, especially following liver transplantation. We report our experience with two cases of cutaneous metastases from both hepatocellular carcinoma and mixed hepatocellular/cholangiocarcinoma following liver transplantation, along with a review of the literature.