Tumour seeding following percutaneous needle biopsy of hepatocellular carcinoma
We report a hepatocellular carcinoma seeding following needle biopsy in a 57-year-old man who first presented with a focal hepatic lesion at another hospital. The patient had been a hepatitis B carrier for 20 years. Initial surveillance ultrasonography showed a lesion in segment IV, in the backgroun...
Main Authors: | Qua, C.S., Wong, C.H., Goh, K.L. |
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Format: | Article |
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Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association
2008
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