Urinary bladder metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma incidentally revealed by hematuria

An 89-year-old man with a history of alcoholic cirrhosis underwent transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The 52  × 50 × 42-mm HCC was widely spread throughout the right lobe without any vascular invasion (Fig.1). Incidentally, hematuria developed after the insertion of a urinary catheter for standard perioperative management. However, the hematuria got progressively worse. Subsequently, cystoscopy w as performed that revealed a small bleeding polypoid lesion located on the anterior wall of the urinary bladder (Fig.
Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Image of the Month Source Type: research