Abstract
A 13-year-old boy was referred to us for investigation of a giant liver mass, approximately 16 cm in diameter. Sonographically guided percutaneous needle biopsy was performed and histological examination revealed a fetal-type hepatoblastoma. After four courses of chemotherapy, we performed a left hepatic trisegmentectomy. Follow-up computed tomography, 55 months after the surgery, showed a 1-cm tumor on the route of the preoperative needle biopsy. A second laparotomy revealed a peritonealised tumor, which was excised. The histology of this tumor was identical to that of the primary hepatoblastoma. To our knowledge, this is only the second report of needle tract implantation of hepatoblastoma after percutaneous needle biopsy.
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Sumiyoshi, T., Shima, Y., Nishiuchi, R. et al. Needle tract implantation of hepatoblastoma after percutaneous needle biopsy: report of a case. Surg Today 44, 1138–1141 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-013-0579-4
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