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Hepatocellular carcinoma with extrahepatic growth: a case report and review of the Japanese literature

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A case of extrahepatically growing hepatocellular carcinoma is reported, and the Japanese literature is reviewed. A 42-year-old man was admitted to our hospital on December 27,1985 complaining of epigastralgia and nausea. Ultrasonography and computerized tomography showed a large tumor in the right hepatic lobe. This Was removed surgically and examined histologically.

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Sudo, T., Shobu, R., Kanazawa, H. et al. Hepatocellular carcinoma with extrahepatic growth: a case report and review of the Japanese literature. Gastroenterol Jpn 23, 312–317 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02779476

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