Hepatocellular carcinoma with unusual metastasis to the esophagus

Hepatogastroenterology. 2003 Jul-Aug;50(52):1143-5.

Abstract

We describe a rare case of esophageal metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma. Esophagoscopy showed an oozing semipedunculated polypoid mass. Endoscopic ultrasound showed a mosaic pattern, and angiography and computed tomography showed tumor staining similar to that of the primary tumor in the liver. The present patient underwent superselective transcatheter arterial infusion of anticancer agents and permanent hemostasis was achieved.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / secondary*
  • Endosonography
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / pathology
  • Portal Vein / pathology
  • Radiography