Case Report

Volume: 4 | Issue: 4 | Published: Apr 26, 2020 | Pages: 116 - 118 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1553444773

Post traumatic hepatic bleeding in hepatocellular carcinoma


Authors: Silvia Pradella , Silvia Verna , Mayla Letteriello , Giacomo Batignani , Vittorio Miele


Article Info

Authors

Silvia Pradella

Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy

Silvia Verna

Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy

Mayla Letteriello

Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy

Giacomo Batignani

Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy

Vittorio Miele

Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy

Publication History

Received: March 25, 2019

Accepted: April 11, 2020

Published: April 26, 2020


Abstract


Background: Hepatic bleeding tumors are rare. It is important to become familiar with CT images because they can create diagnostic issues. Delayed treatment could cause the death of the patient. Case Presentation: A 42-year-old Chinese man was referred to the Emergency Room because of a trauma. One week later, he was readmitted to the Emergency Department for abdominal pain and signs of hemorrhagic shock. At this occasion, a CT scan is performed. The examination revealed the presence of intraabdominal bleeding with a liver hematoma and a liver bleeding mass. The patient had then surgery and a large bleeding hepatocellular carcinoma was resected. Conclusion: We report an unusual case of a bleeding mass following a trauma. In case of mild trauma, the symptoms may be few and hemoperitoneum may not be present in the early phases. The patient may not have a CT scan or the CT scan can be difficult to interpret because of the presence of bleeding.

Keywords: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), hepatic hemorrhage, computed tomography (CT), case report, green


Pubmed Style

Silvia Pradella, Silvia Verna, Mayla Letteriello, Giacomo Batignani, Vittorio Miele. Post traumatic hepatic bleeding in hepatocellular carcinoma. EJMCR. 2020; 26 (April 2020): 116-118. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1553444773

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Silvia Pradella, Silvia Verna, Mayla Letteriello, Giacomo Batignani, Vittorio Miele. Post traumatic hepatic bleeding in hepatocellular carcinoma. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1435 [Access: December 03, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1553444773

AMA (American Medical Association) Style

Silvia Pradella, Silvia Verna, Mayla Letteriello, Giacomo Batignani, Vittorio Miele. Post traumatic hepatic bleeding in hepatocellular carcinoma. EJMCR. 2020; 26 (April 2020): 116-118. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1553444773

Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Silvia Pradella, Silvia Verna, Mayla Letteriello, Giacomo Batignani, Vittorio Miele. Post traumatic hepatic bleeding in hepatocellular carcinoma. EJMCR. (2020), [cited December 03, 2024]; 26 (April 2020): 116-118. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1553444773

Harvard Style

Silvia Pradella, Silvia Verna, Mayla Letteriello, Giacomo Batignani, Vittorio Miele (2020) Post traumatic hepatic bleeding in hepatocellular carcinoma. EJMCR, 26 (April 2020): 116-118. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1553444773

Chicago Style

Silvia Pradella, Silvia Verna, Mayla Letteriello, Giacomo Batignani, Vittorio Miele. "Post traumatic hepatic bleeding in hepatocellular carcinoma." 26 (2020), 116-118. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1553444773

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Silvia Pradella, Silvia Verna, Mayla Letteriello, Giacomo Batignani, Vittorio Miele. "Post traumatic hepatic bleeding in hepatocellular carcinoma." 26.April 2020 (2020), 116-118. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1553444773

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Silvia Pradella, Silvia Verna, Mayla Letteriello, Giacomo Batignani, Vittorio Miele (2020) Post traumatic hepatic bleeding in hepatocellular carcinoma. , 26 (April 2020), 116-118. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1553444773