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| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2000 | Volume
: 46
| Issue : 1 | Page : 35-6 |
Active contrast extravasation in spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma: a rare CT finding.
K Rathod, R Sheth, P Shah, S Rege
Department of Radiology, Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, India. , India
Correspondence Address:
K Rathod
Department of Radiology, Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, India.
India
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PMID: 0010855078 
Spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinomas are uncommon but constitute a critical and life threatening condition. Diagnosis is important so that either surgery or emergency arterial embolisation can be considered for hepatic haemostasis. We describe active extravasation of intravenous contrast medium on CT in a patient who presented with intraperitoneal haemorrhage secondary to spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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