A case of leukemoid reaction in a patient with sarcomatous hepatocellular carcinoma

Korean J Hepatol. 2011 Sep;17(3):226-8. doi: 10.3350/kjhep.2011.17.3.226.

Abstract

A leukemoid reaction is defined as reactive leukocytosis exceeding 50,000/mm(3), with a significant increase in early neutrophil precursors, and can be a paraneoplastic manifestation of various malignant tumors. A 71-year-old male patient complained of decreased appetite, fatigue, and abdominal fullness. He had a palpable, firm liver, and laboratory investigations suggested leukemoid reaction. Liver dynamic computed tomography revealed a hypervascular mass, and an ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of the mass confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with a sarcomatoid component. The leukocyte count of the patient had increased to 147,800/mm(3), and he died 10 days after admission. This is a rare case of leukemoid reaction in a patient with sarcomatous HCC.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biopsy, Fine-Needle
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Leukemoid Reaction / diagnosis*
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed