NYMC Faculty Publications
First Page
217
Last Page
220
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-15-2016
Department
Medicine
Second Department
Neurology
Abstract
Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is a well-recognized procedure for management of hepatocellular carcinoma. We present a 54-year-old man who presented with a periumbilical maculopapular skin rash that developed after an otherwise uneventful TACE procedure. A retrospective review of imaging was consistent with non-target embolization of the hepatic falciform artery (HFA). He was treated with oral non-steroidal antiinflammatory medication for 3 weeks with improvement, but had slight skin induration and an excoriated papule at 6-month follow-up. Non-target embolization of HFA is very rare, but clinicians and interventionalists should be aware of this complication, especially in patients predisposed to enlargement of HFA.
Recommended Citation
Nagpal, P., Bhalala, M., Vidholia, A., Sao, R., Sharma, N., Mehta, D., . . . Bodin, R. (2016). Abdominal skin rash after TACE due to non-target embolization of hepatic falciform artery. ACG Case Reports Journal, 3(3), 217-220. doi:10.14309/crj.2016.55
Publisher's Statement
Originally published in ACG Case Reports Journal. Licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. https://doi.org/10.14309/crj.2016.55
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