Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Liver: Case Report and Review of Literature
Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the liver is a rare cancer type. The overall survival of this cancer is short despite treatment and prognosis are poor. To our knowledge, there are around 30 cases of primary SCC of the liver described in the literature. Primary SCC of the liver is thought to...
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| author | Omar Fakhreddine Yasser Fadlallah Jawad Turfa Mona Ali Hassan Nathalie Chamseddine Hazem I. Assi |
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| description | Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the liver is a rare cancer type. The overall survival of this cancer is short despite treatment and prognosis are poor. To our knowledge, there are around 30 cases of primary SCC of the liver described in the literature. Primary SCC of the liver is thought to be associated with a wide variety of hepatic conditions such as hepatic cyst, hepatolithiasis, or hepatic teratoma. We present the case of a 33-year-old male patient diagnosed with primary keratinizing SCC of liver associated with a hepatic cyst. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f302d05d0454d138e3dde84ed8a4d2f2022-12-22T00:21:39ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Oncology1662-65752022-05-0115248048510.1159/000523857523857Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Liver: Case Report and Review of LiteratureOmar Fakhreddine0Yasser Fadlallah1Jawad Turfa2Mona Ali Hassan3Nathalie Chamseddine4Hazem I. Assi5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8483-0938Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonFaculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, LebanonFaculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, LebanonDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LebanonPrimary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the liver is a rare cancer type. The overall survival of this cancer is short despite treatment and prognosis are poor. To our knowledge, there are around 30 cases of primary SCC of the liver described in the literature. Primary SCC of the liver is thought to be associated with a wide variety of hepatic conditions such as hepatic cyst, hepatolithiasis, or hepatic teratoma. We present the case of a 33-year-old male patient diagnosed with primary keratinizing SCC of liver associated with a hepatic cyst.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/523857squamouscell carcinomakeratinizing scclivercase reportmalignancy |
| spellingShingle | Omar Fakhreddine Yasser Fadlallah Jawad Turfa Mona Ali Hassan Nathalie Chamseddine Hazem I. Assi Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Liver: Case Report and Review of Literature Case Reports in Oncology squamous cell carcinoma keratinizing scc liver case report malignancy |
| title | Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Liver: Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_full | Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Liver: Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_fullStr | Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Liver: Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Liver: Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_short | Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Liver: Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_sort | primary squamous cell carcinoma of the liver case report and review of literature |
| topic | squamous cell carcinoma keratinizing scc liver case report malignancy |
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