Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the liver: a case report

• Published in: Clinical and molecular hepatology Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 177 - 182
• Main Authors: Yoo, Tae Kyung, Kim, Byung Ik, Han, Eun Na, Kim, Dong Hyung, Yoo, Jung Hee, Lee, Seung Jae, Cho, Yong Kyun, Kim, Hong Joo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 01.03.2016; The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver; 대한간학회
• Subjects: Abdomen; Abdomen - diagnostic imaging; Aged; Bile ducts; Biopsy; Cancer therapies; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - radiotherapy; Case Report; Case reports; Chemotherapy; Cholangiocarcinoma; Cysts; Cytokeratin; Distant metastasis; Fever; Hospitals; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Keratins - metabolism; Liver cancer; Liver cirrhosis; Liver Neoplasms - diagnosis; Liver Neoplasms - pathology; Liver Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Lymphatic system; Male; Medical imaging; Medical prognosis; Metastasis; Palliative Care; Pathology; Positron-Emission Tomography; Primary squamous cell carcinoma; Radiation therapy; Radiotherapy; Squamous cell carcinoma; Stains & staining; Tomography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Veins & arteries; 내과학; Distant metastasis; Primary squamous cell carcinoma; Radiotherapy
• ISSN: 2287-2728; 2287-285X; 2287-285X
• DOI: 10.3350/cmh.2016.22.1.177

Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the liver is very rare, and few cases have been reported in Korea. Primary SCC of the liver is known to be associated with hepatic cysts and intrahepatic stones. A 71-year-old male was admitted to our hospital, and a abdominal computed tomography scan revealed a 10 × 6 cm mass in the liver. Analysis of a biopsy sample suggested SCC, and so our team performed a thorough workup to find the primary lesion, which was revealed hepatoma as a pure primary SCC of the liver with multiple distant metastases. The patient was treated with one cycle of radiotherapy, transferred to another hospital for hospice care, and then died 1 month after discharge.