Acute abdomen caused by rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma in an adolescent: case report

Authors

  • João Augusto dos Santos Martines Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.
  • Brenda Margatho Ramos Martines Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.
  • Daniel Gonçalves Leal Araújo Faculdade de Medicina - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.
  • Fabiana Roberto Lima Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4322/acr.2016.007

Keywords:

Hepatocellular carcinoma, Acute haemorrhagic abdomen, Haemorrhagia.

Abstract

Hepatocelular carcinoma (HCC ) is not frequent in West Countries, but is one of the most prevalent tumors in Asia and the fifth most common cancer in the world. We present a case of a teenager girl diagnosed with an extremely aggressive HCC without the known
risk factors. The patient was admitted in Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo with the diagnosis of acute hemorrhagic abdomen secondary to hepatic rupture confirmed by exploratory laparotomy and liver biopsy, treated with surgical hemostasis of the ruptured hepatic parenchyma.

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Author Biographies

  • João Augusto dos Santos Martines, Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.
    Serviço de Iconologia do Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.
  • Brenda Margatho Ramos Martines, Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.
    Serviço de Iconologia do Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.
  • Daniel Gonçalves Leal Araújo, Faculdade de Medicina - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.
    Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.
  • Fabiana Roberto Lima, Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.
    Serviço de Anatomia Patológica do Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.

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Published

2011-06-08

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Article / Clinical Case Report

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How to Cite

Martines, J. A. dos S., Martines, B. M. R., Araújo, D. G. L., & Lima, F. R. (2011). Acute abdomen caused by rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma in an adolescent: case report. Autopsy and Case Reports, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.4322/acr.2016.007