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An unusual cause of gastric extraluminal compression: fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma

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Central European Journal of Medicine

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Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FLH) is a rare variant of hepatocellular carcinoma that typically occurs in adolescents or young subjects in an otherwise normal liver. Correct recognition of FLH is extremely important, because a complete resection of the tumor can confer an excellent prognosis. FLHs can become large, exerting mass effects on adjacent organs before diagnosis. Unfortunately, there are very few imaging reports describing external compression of the stomach caused by a FLH. We report the case of a young female suffering from dyspepsia and abdominal pain caused by stomach compression resulting from a large FLH.

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Abbreviations

FLH:

fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma

HCC:

hepatocellular carcinoma

CT:

computerized tomography

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  1. ASP 3 Catania, Radiology Operative Unit, SS Salvatore Hospital, Via Livorno 1, I-95047, Paternò, Italy

    Salvatore Dilettoso, Alessandra Dilettoso, Salvatore Gelardi & Benedetto Dilettoso

  2. Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Catania, Via Androne 83, I-95124, Catania, Italy

    Mario Uccello

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Dilettoso, S., Uccello, M., Dilettoso, A. et al. An unusual cause of gastric extraluminal compression: fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma. cent.eur.j.med 8, 182–184 (2013). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11536-012-0096-7

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