Journal of Liver Cancer

Sung Hoon Ahn

4 Articles

A Case of Benign Hepatic Nodule Difficult to Differenciate from Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Byoung Kuk Jang, Woo Jin Chung, Kyung Sik Park, Kwang Bum Cho, Jae Seok Hwang, Sung Hoon Ahn, Young Hwan Kim, Jung Hyeok Kwon, Yu Na Kang; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2007;7(1):45-48. Published online June 30, 2007

Abstract PDF: Improved imaging techniques have led to increasing detection of hepatic nodules incidentally. In many cases, a lesion that has been detected by imaging studies is not sufficiently characteristic, or there are other clinical concern, so that an imaging guided percutaneous needle biopsy is performed for definitive diagnosis. But sometimes, there are diagnostic difficulty due to limited diagnostic samples. We report a case of diagnosis to benign nodule, but not confirmed specific disease, by repeated CT guided fine needle biopsy.

A Case of Combined Hepatocellular and Cholangiocarcinoma: Woo Jin Chung, Sang Hun Jeon, Dong Choon Kim, Ju Yup Lee, Kyung In Lee, Hye Jin Seo, Byung Kuk Jang, Kyung Sik Park, Kwang Bum Cho, Jae Seok Hwang, Sung Hoon Ahn, Ku Jeong Kang, Young Hoon Kim, Jung Hyeok Kweon, Young Hwan Kim, Yu Na Kang; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2007;7(1):59-61. Published online June 30, 2007

Abstract PDF: A 51 years-old man who had postnecrotic liver cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis B had elevated serum alpha fetoprotein level. According to computed tomographic findings, about 2.4cm sized mass was noted at segment 7 and he underwent segmentectomy. After 9 months later, multicentric recurrence was detected at segment 5-6, So, he underwent transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and percutaneous ethanol injection therapy. After 22 months later, marginal recurrence was noted again at segment 6. So, he underwent 2nd TACE and he was following up over 30 months until now.

Two Cases of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Showing Good Response to Hepatic Arterial Infusion Therapy: Byoung Kuk Jang, Woo Jin Chung, Kyung Sik Park, Kwang Byum Jo, Jae Seok Hwang, Sung Hoon Ahn, Young Hwan Kim, Jin Soo Choi, Jung Hyuk Kwun; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2006;6(1):60-64. Published online June 30, 2006

Abstract PDF: Prognosis of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated by conventional therapies has been considered to be poor. Hepatic arterial infusion therapy (HAIT) has been tried for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombosis or ineffective response to other treatment. We report two cases of advanced HCC showing good respense to transarterial chemoembolization and CT guided percutaneous ethanol injection therapy.

Two Cases of Bone Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma without Intrahepatic Recurrence: Byoung Kuk Jang, Woo Jin Chung, Kyung Sik Park, Kwang Bum Cho, Jae Seok Hwang, Sung Hoon Ahn, Young Hwan Kim, Jin Soo Choi, Jung Hyeok Kwon; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2006;6(1):89-94. Published online June 30, 2006

Abstract PDF: Extrahepatic metastases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are now increasing due to prolonged survival. Extrahepatic metastases of HCC frequently develop in patients with more advanced stage and sometimes occur without intrahepatic recurrence. We report two cases bone metastasis of HCC without intrahepatic recurrence after treatment.