Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma may present in various ways, but only a few instances present with symptoms of distant metastases. This report describes a case of hepatocellular carcinoma presenting with acute haemothorax and haemorrhagic shock secondary to spontaneous rupture of chest wall metastasis. Hepatocellular carcinoma is a frequent malignancy in Asia and should be considered in the list of differential diagnosis of spontaneous haemothorax.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 362-364 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 06 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Key words:
- haemothorax
- hepatocellular carcinoma