Icterus due to tumor emboli--a rare presentation of hepatoma

R A Sastry; G S Raju; Y R Kumar

Icterus due to tumor emboli--a rare presentation of hepatoma

Indian J Gastroenterol. 1996 Jan;15(1):24-5.

Authors

R A Sastry¹, G S Raju, Y R Kumar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.

PMID: 8840624

Abstract

Two cases of hepatocellular carcinoma presenting with features of obstructive jaundice are reported because of their unusual presentation. Both of them had obstruction of the common bile duct by tumor emboli and underwent palliation with surgical evacuation of the tumor thrombus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / complications
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / pathology*
Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / etiology*
Common Bile Duct Diseases / etiology*
Female
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / complications
Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplastic Cells, Circulating*