Hepatocellular carcinoma with metastasis to the kidney: report of a case
Hsu, Y.B.; Lee, P.H.; Sheu, J.C.; Chen, D.S.; Hsu, H.C.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 93(1): 71-74
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0929-6646 PMID: 7915586 Document Number: 428786
A patient was found to have coincidental right hepatic and right renal tumors on abdominal ultrasonographic and computed tomographic examinations. On operation, the right lobe of the liver was occupied by a massive tumor measuring 15 x 10 cm in size. There was another tumor measuring 12 x 11 cm on the upper pole of the right kidney. The two large tumors were very closely located, separated only by a thin peritoneum. Hepatocellular carcinoma with renal metastasis or renal cell carcinoma with hepatic metastasis was suspected. Histopathologic and immunohistochemical studies ultimately confirmed the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma with renal metastasis.