Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 27, Issue 5 343-345, Copyright © 1997 by Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research
T Okusaka, S Okada, H Ishii, H Nagahama, M Yoshimori, S Yamasaki, K Takayasu, T Kakizoe, A Ochiai and T Shimoda
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage from hepatocellular carcinoma invading the
duodenum is very rare. A 60-year-old man with multiple hepatocellular
carcinoma was admitted to our hospital because of massive melena and
hematemesis. We succeeded in hemostasis of an esophageal variceal rupture
by endoscopic varicial ligation. The duodenum could not be observed
endoscopically due to extramural compression to the stomach from the liver
tumor. Massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage occurred again and the patient
died of hepatic failure. The postmortem examination revealed that the liver
tumor had invaded the second portion of the duodenum and perforated into
the lumen.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Hepatocellular carcinoma with gastrointestinal hemorrhage caused by direct tumor invasion to the duodenum
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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