Hepatocellular carcinoma presenting as acute spontaneous haemothorax

HSIEN‐HONG ‐H LIN, CHOONG‐TSEK ‐T LIEW, YUN‐FAN ‐F LIAW*

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)362-364
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume5
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 06 1990
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Key words:
  • haemothorax
  • hepatocellular carcinoma

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