Journal of Liver Cancer

Beom Jin Park

2 Articles

Two Cases of Small (< 1 cm) Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Jin Yong Jung, Sun Young Yim, Chang Ha Kim, Jin Dong Kim, Yeon Seok Seo, Hyung Joon Yim, Ho Sang Ryu, Min Ju Kim, Beom Jin Park, Soon Ho Um; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2012;12(1):37-41. Published online February 28, 2012

Abstract PDF: Tumor size is one of the most important factors for decision of therapeutic plan and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). If the diagnosis of HCC is made earlier in its small size, the prognosis is better. However the diagnosis of small HCC is not easy because small HCC lacks the typical clinical and radiologic feature. We experienced two cases of small HCC less than 1 cm that was confirmed after first treatment.

A Case of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Bile Duct Invasion: Yeon Seok Seo, Beom Jin Park, Yun Hwan Kim, Soon Ho Um; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2008;8(1):69-73. Published online June 30, 2008

Abstract PDF: Cholestatic type hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), in which obstructive jaundice is presented as the initial presentation of HCC, is rare. The prognosis of cholestatic type HCC is generally poor and most of the patients die from cholangitis or sepsis. Although some authors reported cases of successfully treated cholestatic type HCC with surgical resection, most of the patients are inoperable at the time of diagnosis. Several reports suggested that transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) showed a beneficial effect in improving the survival time and therefore, TACE should be tried as a first choice of therapy in patients with cholestatic HCC with sufficient liver reserve function. We experienced a case of obstructive jaundice as the initial presentation of HCC. His obstructive jaundice showed significant improvement after several sessions of TACE.