MINUTE HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA ORIGINATING IN THE CAUDATE LOBE WITH A LONG-TERM SURVIVING OF 9 YEARS 6 MONTHS AFTER SURGICAL RESECTION - ACASE-REPORT

An extremely rare case of minute hepatocellular carcinoma originating in the caudate Lobe who was resected and surviving for 9 years 6 month s is presented. A 52 year-old male patient was diagnosed as having a m inute hepatocellular carcinoma originating in the caudate lobe by lipi odol computed tomography and celiac angiography. Although the caudate lobectomy was successfully performed, refractory ascites developed for 4 months after surgical procedure. After remission of ascites, the pa tient is well and surviving for 9 years 6 months without recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma. This case suggests that early detection and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma can lead to a long-term surviva l even when the caudate lobe of the liver is involved.