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Choi, Kwon, Cho, Oh, Nam, Han, and Jeong: Isolated Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma to the Gallbladder Mimicking Gallbladder Carcinoma: A Case Report

Abstract

Metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to the gallbladder (GB) through direct invasion is relatively common; on the other hand, isolated metastasis of HCC to the GB is extremely rare. We report here the radiologic finding of an isolated metastasis of HCC to the GB appearing as a polypoid mass in the GB lumen mimicking GB cancer in a patient treated for HCC.

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