Atrial reconstruction, distal gastrectomy with Ante-situm liver resection and autotransplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma with atrial tumor thrombus: A case report
We report the first documented case of surgical resection of an advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with extensive invasion to distal stomach, atrium and hepatic vasculatures.
Patient concerns:
We present a case of 48-years old man with abdominal mass accompanying shortness of breath after activities.
Diagnoses:
Preoperative examination revealed giant HCC with tumor thrombi extending into portal vein, HVs, inferior vena cava, and atrium.
Interventions:
Distal stomach involvement was confirmed at surgery and, distal gastrectomy, atrial reconstruction and ante-situm liver resection and autotransplantation under cardio-pulmonary bypass were performed.
Outcomes:
The operation time was 490 minutes, extracorporeal circulation time 124 minutes, and anhepatic time 40 minutes. Postoperative follow-up revealed normal hepatic and cardiac function with no sign of recurrence.
Lessons:
This case illustrates that the extensive invasion of HCC to major vasculature and adjacent organs may not necessarily preclude the liver autotransplantation with multi-visceral resection as the treatment option of extremely advanced HCC patients.
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research
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