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2018•Nowotwory Journal of OncologyOpen access

Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma containing the cells of hepatocellular cancer and bile duct cancer

Oleksandr Legkiy, Anna Ćwierz, Joanna Wysocka, Andrzej L. Komorowski

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Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CC) is a rare (< 1%) primary liver cancer which contains elements of hepatocellular cancer (HCC) and bile duct cancer (CC). On account of the difficulties in reaching preoperative dia­gnosis, it is frequently diagnosed only after resection is performed. A surgical resection of the liver is the treatment of choice, whilst a liver transplant is a rarely implemented option. The prognosis of cHCC-CC tumours is better than in CC but worse than in HCC. This paper presents the case report of a 62-year-old man undergoing a left hemihepa­tectomy for a cHCC-CC liver tumour.

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Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CC) is a rare (< 1%) primary liver cancer which contains elements of hepatocellular cancer (HCC) and bile duct cancer (CC). On account of the difficulties in reaching preoperative dia­gnosis, it is frequently diagnosed only after resection is performed. A surgical resection of the liver is the treatment of choice, whilst a liver transplant is a rarely implemented option. The prognosis of cHCC-CC tumours is better than in CC but worse than in HCC. This paper presents the case report of a 62-year-old man undergoing a left hemihepa­tectomy for a cHCC-CC liver tumour.

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Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CC) is a rare (< 1%) primary liver cancer which contains elements of hepatocellular cancer (HCC) and bile duct cancer (CC). On account of the difficulties in reaching preoperative dia­gnosis, it is frequently diagnosed only after resection is performed. A surgical resection of the liver is the treatment of choice, whilst a liver transplant is a rarely implemented option. The prognosis of cHCC-CC tumours is better than in CC but worse than in HCC. This paper presents the case report of a 62-year-old man undergoing a left hemihepa­tectomy for a cHCC-CC liver tumour.

Key concepts: Hepatocellular cancer, Medicine, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Liver cancer, Bile duct cancer, Resection, Bile duct, Internal medicine

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