Seeding of the Rectus Sheath with Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Image Guided Percutaneous Liver Biopsy Using Coaxial Biopsy Needle System

Authors

  • Vladislav Velizarov Tchatalbachev
  • Daniel Logan Kirkpatrick
  • Deiter James Duff
  • Mark Douglas Travis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v9i1.1887

Keywords:

Liver, hepatic, mass, percutaneous, biopsy, coaxial, needle, tract, seeding, hepatocellular, carcinoma, metastatic disease, transplant

Abstract

Needle track seeding following image guided needle biopsy is a known but uncommon complication in the workup of hepatocellular carcinoma. We present the case of a 55 year-old male who was found to have a recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma in the rectus sheath five years following a CT guided biopsy with the biopsy needle passing through the anterior abdominal wall muscles.

Author Biographies

Vladislav Velizarov Tchatalbachev

Departmertment of Radiology, Resident Doctor, PGY4

Daniel Logan Kirkpatrick

4th Year Medical Student

Deiter James Duff

Department of Pathology, Resident Doctor, PGY3

Mark Douglas Travis

Deparment of Radiology, Radiologist, Assistant Program Director for the Radiology Residency Program
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Published

2015-01-13

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Interventional Radiology

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