Journal of Liver Cancer

Young Kil Choi

1 Article

A Case of Young Adult with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated by Chemoembolization: Still Alive for 8 Years: Jae Ryang Juhn, Young Kil Choi; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2001;1(1):51-55. Published online June 30, 2001

Abstract PDF: A 30 year-old-male patient with hepatocellular carcinoma was treated with TACE 6 times and has been still alive for 8 years. He had suffered from chronic hepatitis B which led to cirrhotic liver and esophageal varix(grade Ⅲ). He underwent a splenectomy due to thrombocytopenia. Child-Pugh class of this patient was A and shoed moderate high AFP ( 350 ng/ml and over). A small hypoechoic mass(2cm) was detected in S 8 of the liver by ultrasonography. The mass was hypodense and displayed nodular enhancement on CT. The tumor was hypervascular and was supplied by anterior superior branch of the right hepatic artery. Superselective catheterization and chemoembolization were successfully done with 2 cc of Lipiodol. The hepatic tumor was disappeared after 5 cycles of TACE and he has been lost for 3 years until the recent visit. AFP increased again and a small newly developed mass medial to the previous mass was supplied by the right inferior phrenic artery. Thus, superselective TACE was performed again and Lipiodol was well accumulated. The patient has been well for 8 years.