A Case of Cutaneous Metastasis from Hepatocellular Carcinoma Manifested as Multiple Nodules on Whole Body

Korean J Hepatol > Volume 5(4); 1999 > Article

The Korean Journal of Hepatology 1999;5(4): 338-342.

다발성 결절로 전신에 나타난 간세포암의 피부전이 1예 ( A Case of Cutaneous Metastasis from Hepatocellular Carcinoma Manifested as Multiple Nodules on Whole Body )

A Case of Cutaneous Metastasis from Hepatocellular Carcinoma Manifested as Multiple Nodules on Whole Body

Yoon Hong Kim, M.D., Sang Hoon Park, M.D., Yeon Seok Seo, M.D. Ji Hoon Kim, M.D., Soo Min Son, M.D., Hwi Kong, M.D. Kyoung Oh Kim, M.D., Oh Sang Kwon, M.D., Jong Eun Yeon, M.D. Kwan Soo Byun, M.D. and Chag Hong Lee, M.D.

Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

ABSTRACT

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide. Frequent sites of extrahepatic metastasis are the lung, adrenal gland, bone, etc. But, cutaneous metastasis from HCC is rare event. Several cases of subcutaneous seeding after percutaneous transhepatic biopsy or aspiration of liver were reported, however, most of these cases had solitary nodular lesion which was located at the biopsy site. We experienced a case of multiple cutaneous metastasis on whole body from HCC which was not related to percutaneous transhepatic biopsy of liver in a 34-year-old male patient. Thus, we report a case of multiple cutaneous metastasis from HCC with brief review of related literature. (Korean J Hepatol 1999;5:338－342)

KeyWords: Cutaneous metastasis, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Multiple nodules