Extrapulmonary small-cell carcinoma of the liver

J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg. 2004;11(5):333-7. doi: 10.1007/s00534-004-0904-9.

Abstract

A 53-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for the evaluation of a mass (13 x 10 cm) in the left lobe of the liver seen by imaging studies. On subsequent biopsy of the mass, the lesion was histologically diagnosed as malignant small round-cell tumor, consistent with metastatic small-cell carcinoma. Segment IV segmentectomy was performed. On pathological examination, the mass showed a yellowish-gray granular appearance with multifocal hemorrhage and necrosis. The phenotypes shown by immunohistochemistry revealed characteristic patterns of small-cell carcinoma (neuron-specific enolase [NSE]+, synaptophysin+, c-Kit+, cluster designation [CD]56+, epithelial membrane antigen [EMA]+, cytokeratin [CK]7-). High resolution-computed tomography (HRCT) revealed inactive pulmonary tuberculosis with small calcified tuberculoma in the right upper lobe. Sputum cytology was negative for malignancy. The postoperative course was uneventful, and platinum-based chemotherapy (cisplatin, etoposide) was initiated.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / epidemiology
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / surgery
  • Comorbidity
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Liver Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tuberculoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Tuberculoma / epidemiology
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / epidemiology
  • Ultrasonography