Abstract
We describe a case of subcutaneous metastasis along the needle track after percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. After surgical resection and extrabeam radiation therapy the patient is alive without evidence of recurrence five years after PEI. One should pay attention to the abdominal wall around the needle track in interpreting CT or MR images of patients with previous PEI.
MeSH terms
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Abdominal Muscles / diagnostic imaging
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Aged
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Biopsy, Needle / adverse effects
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / drug therapy
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / secondary*
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Ethanol / administration & dosage*
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Injections, Intralesional / adverse effects*
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Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
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Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
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Neoplasm Seeding*
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Skin Neoplasms / secondary*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed