Journal of Liver Cancer

Ju-Han Lee

2 Articles

A Case of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Rib Metastasis in a Young Patient in Twenties: Seung Young Kim, Hyung Joon Yim, Jae Hong Ahn, Sung Woo Jung, Jeong Han Kim, Ji Hoon Kim, Ju-Han Lee, Seung Hwa Lee, Hwan Hoon Chung, jong Eun Yeon, Hong Sik Lee, Sang Woo Lee, Kwan Soo Byun, Jai Hyun Choi; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2009;9(1):86-89. Published online June 30, 2009

Abstract PDF: Helatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is uncommon in young adults, and young HCC patients is known to show poor prognosis than older HCC patients because they have a more advanced tumor stage at diagnosis. We describe a case of HCC in a 28-year old chronic hepatitis B virus carrier who showed multiple nodular HCC with bone metastasis at diagnosis. In spite of multidisciplinary treatment including transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for liver mass and radiotherapy for metastatic bone lesion, the patient died of cancer progression and weakened general condition 15 months after diagnosis. Therefore, we need to consider periodic surveillance in young chronic hepatitis B virus carriers.

A Case of Successful Pulmonary Resection in Patient with Lung Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Ik Yoon, Hyung Joon Yim, Jin Nam Kim, Sun Min Park, Jeong Han Kim, Seung Hwa Lee, Ju-Han Lee, Hwan-Hoon Chung, Hong Sik Lee, Hyung Joo Park, Sang Woo Lee, Jai Hyun Choi; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2008;8(1):81-85. Published online June 30, 2008

Abstract PDF: Lung is the most common site of extrahepatic metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Until now, there have been few reports about surgical resection for pulmonary metastasis from HCC, but the role and the indication of surgery for pulmonary metastasis remains unclear. We report a case of advanced HCC with pulmonary metastasis, which was effectively treated by metastasectomy. A 45-year-old male patient who had received TACE (transarterial chemoembolization) 14 times for hepatocellular carcinoma was found to have solitary metastasis in the right hilar area of the lung. Surgical metastasectomy was performed and pulmonary metastatic nodule was successfully removed. Primary tumor in the liver was effectively treated with TACE and follow-up CT (computed tomography) showed no viable tumor in the liver and the lung.