Hepatocellular carcinoma developing at the puncture site after percutaneous ethanol injection

• Published in: Journal of clinical ultrasound Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 105 - 107
• Main Authors: Almeida, Jazon, Mesquita, Maria, Ferraz, José, Yamanaka, Ademar, Escanhoela, Cecília, Boin, Ilka Fátima, Pereira, Gustavo, Pereira, Tiago, Soares, Elza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01-02-2008
• Subjects: Anti-Infective Agents, Local - administration & dosage; Anti-Infective Agents, Local - adverse effects; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - diagnostic imaging; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - drug therapy; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - secondary; Diagnosis, Differential; Ethanol - administration & dosage; Ethanol - adverse effects; Follow-Up Studies; hepatocellular carcinoma; Humans; Injections, Intralesional - adverse effects; Liver Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Liver Neoplasms - drug therapy; Liver Neoplasms - pathology; Middle Aged; needle tract seeding; Neoplasm Seeding; Neoplasms, Adipose Tissue - diagnostic imaging; Neoplasms, Adipose Tissue - secondary; percutaneous ethanol injection; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color - methods
• ISSN: 0091-2751; 1097-0096
• DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20428

Percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) is an option for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment that is most effective for solitary lesions ≤5 cm or multiple lesions ≤3 cm. Malignant seeding along the needle tract is a rare complication of the procedure. We report a case of tumor seeding along the needle tract following PEI treatment for HCC arising 21 months after treatment. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2008