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 |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Key words:
- haemothorax
- hepatocellular carcinoma
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