Needle track seeding following image guided needle biopsy is a known but uncommon complication in the workup of hepatocellular carcinoma. We present the case of a 55 year-old male who was found to have a recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma in the rectus sheath five years following a CT guided biopsy with the biopsy needle passing through the anterior abdominal wall muscles.
Keywords: Liver; biopsy; carcinoma; coaxial; hepatic; hepatocellular; mass; metastatic disease; needle; percutaneous; seeding; tract; transplant.