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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Pouch of Douglas Successfully Treated by Radiation Therapy: A Case Report.

Hirayuki Enomoto, Masayuki Fujiwara, Hiroshi Kono, Yasukazu Kako, Motonori Takahagi, Junichi Taniguchi, Eri Ishikawa, Naoto Ikeda, Tomoyuki Takashima, Yukihisa Yuri and 12 more

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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22 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hirayuki EnomotoDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Mukogawa-cho 1-1, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Masayuki FujiwaraDepartment of Radiology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6782-7067
Hiroshi KonoDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Yasukazu KakoDepartment of Radiology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7944-4381
Motonori TakahagiDepartment of Radiology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Junichi TaniguchiDepartment of Radiology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Eri IshikawaDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Naoto IkedaDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Mukogawa-cho 1-1, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Tomoyuki TakashimaDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Mukogawa-cho 1-1, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Yukihisa YuriDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Mukogawa-cho 1-1, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Nobuhiro AizawaDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Mukogawa-cho 1-1, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Mamiko OkamotoDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Mukogawa-cho 1-1, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Kohei YoshiharaDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Mukogawa-cho 1-1, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Ryota YoshiokaDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Mukogawa-cho 1-1, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Shoki KawataDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Mukogawa-cho 1-1, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Shogo OtaDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Mukogawa-cho 1-1, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5171-1847
Ryota NakanoDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Mukogawa-cho 1-1, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1844-2865
Hideyuki ShiomiDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Mukogawa-cho 1-1, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Takashi NishimuraDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Mukogawa-cho 1-1, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Seiichi HirotaDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Koichiro YamakadoDepartment of Radiology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Hiroko IijimaDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, Mukogawa-cho 1-1, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan.
Hyogo University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the pouch of Douglas is relatively rare. A 65-year-old man with liver cirrhosis was admitted for detailed examination of a pelvic tumor. He had a previous history of ruptured HCC, and received emergent hemostasis with transcatheter arterial embolization followed by curative ablation. His blood tests showed an increase in des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP). Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) revealed a heterogeneously enhanced large pelvic tumor, but no additional tumorous lesions were detected in other organs, including the lungs, liver and abdominal lymph nodes. The colonoscopy showed compression by an extra-luminal/submucosal tumor, and computed tomography-guided percutaneous needle biopsy revealed that the pelvic tumor was metastasis of HCC. Because of the poor liver function, the solitary pelvic tumor was treated with three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT). The tumor size and the DCP value were markedly decreased after radiation therapy. Nine months later, occasional mild bloody stool due to radiation proctitis was observed; however, no serious side effects occurred. Our case suggests that radiation therapy may be a therapeutic option for a solitary metastatic lesion of HCC in the pouch of Douglas.

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hepatocellular carcinomaperitoneal metastasisradiation therapytumor rupture

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