A case of hypervascular tumors in the liver and pancreas: synchronous hepatocellular carcinoma and pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma 36 years after nephrectomy

Abstract It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between multiple cancers and metastases using only diagnostic imaging, particularly when multiple hypervascular tumors are found in multiple organs. We present a case in which the preoperative histological evaluation was essential to determine the ma...

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Main Authors: Hajime Nakamura, Shingo Tanaka, Koji Miyanishi, Yutaka Kawano, Takahiro Osuga, Kazuma Ishikawa, Makoto Yoshida, Hiroyuki Ohnuma, Kazuyuki Murase, Kohichi Takada, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Minoru Nagayama, Yasutoshi Kimura, Ichiro Takemasa, Junji Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-02-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3691
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Summary:Abstract It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between multiple cancers and metastases using only diagnostic imaging, particularly when multiple hypervascular tumors are found in multiple organs. We present a case in which the preoperative histological evaluation was essential to determine the management of a hypervascular pancreatic tumor and liver tumor.
ISSN:2050-0904