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[A Case of a Metastatic Liver Tumor from a Thymic Carcinoma Detected During a Cesarean Section].

Authors :
Morinaka T
Takeuchi D
Noro A
Saotome T
Yoshimura K
Kaneko T
Miura S
Kamiya J
Ashizawa Y
Akikusa B
Ogata A
Source :
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy [Gan To Kagaku Ryoho] 2015 Nov; Vol. 42 (12), pp. 1824-6.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

A 40-year-old pregnant woman who had previously been diagnosed with uterine myoma underwent cesarean section. During the operation, a tumor thought to be uterine myoma was found to be an extrauterine tumor arising from the upper abdomen. After the delivery of the fetus, a staging CT scan was performed, which revealed a huge, 18 cm, hepatic tumor in the left lateral segment, a mediastinal tumor with calcification, and multiple lung nodules. She underwent a left hepatic lobectomy and a wedge resection 8 days after the delivery. The initial pathological diagnosis was moderately differentiated neuroendocrine tumor (NET). However, as a primary hepatic NET is extremely rare, further immunohistochemical staining was performed. The tumor was positive for p63, CD5, c-kit, and bcl-2, indicating a diagnosis of thymic carcinoma with liver and lung metastases.

Details

Language :
Japanese
ISSN :
0385-0684
Volume :
42
Issue :
12
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
26805185