Metastatic Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma to the Pancreas

Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Nicolas A VillaThomas Byrne

Abstract

Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FL-HCC) is a rare variant of hepatocellular carcinoma, usually presenting in the younger population (<40 years) without underlying liver disease. Although it has a better prognosis than hepatocellular carcinoma, it has a high rate of recurrence months to years after primary resection. While sites of recurrence usually involve the liver, regional lymph nodes, peritoneum, and lung, metastasis to the pancreas is extremely rare, with only 2 other cases reported in the literature. We present the case of a 46-year-old patient with metastatic FL-HCC to the pancreas 30 years after diagnosis and 26 years since his last resected liver recurrence.

Citations

Jan 12, 2019·Case Reports in Hepatology·Oscar SuarezAdriana Varón
Feb 23, 2018·Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology·Sebastian MafeldPeter Littler

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BETA
biopsy
pancreatectomy

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