Journal of Liver Cancer

Jong Kyu Park

2 Articles

A Case of Hepatocelluar Carcinoma with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus arterial: Jong Kyu Park, Young Seok Kim, Sang Gyune Kim, Seung Won Jeong, Jae Young Jang, Hyun Jong Choi, Jong Ho Moon, Hong Soo Kim, Moon Sung Lee, Chan Sup Shim, Boo Sung Kim; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2009;9(1):49-52. Published online June 30, 2009

Abstract PDF: Recent progress in imaging techniques has permitted the diagnosis of hepatocelluar carcinoma (HCC) at an early stage. However, portal vein invasion is still found in 12.5~39.7%. HCC with tumor thrombosis of the portal vein has a poor prognosis. Previous studies showed that the median survival time of patients with HCC with involving portal vein was 2.7~4 months if effective treatment was not administered. Thus, for such HCC with portal vain invasion, an effective therapy that will maintain quality of life is required. We report a case of HCC with portal vein tumor thrombus treated by intra-arterial chemotherapy.

A Case of Icteric Hepatocellular Carcinoma Developed in Young Age: Jong Kyu Park, Young Seok Kim, Sang Gyune Kim, Seung Won Jeong, Jae Young Jang, Hyun Jong Choi, Jong Ho Moon, Hong Soo Kim, Moon Sung Lee, Chan Sup Shim, Boo Sung Kim; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2009;9(1):90-93. Published online June 30, 2009

Abstract PDF: Jaundice presents in 19% to 40% of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at the time of diagnosis and usually occurs in later stages. In most situations, it is due to diffuse tumor infiltration of liver parenchyma, hilar invasion, or progressive terminal liver failure (advanced underlying cirrhosis). Obstructive jaundice as the main presenting clinical feature is uncommon. Only 1~12% of HCC patients manifest obstructive jaundice as the initial complaint. Such cases are clinically classified as “icteric type hepatoma”, or “cholestatic type of HCC”. Identification of this group of patients is clinically important, because surgical treatment may be beneficial. We report a case of icteric HCC developed in young age.