Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with lymph node metastases showing epithelial to mesenchymal transition effectively treated with systemic chemotherapy: Report of a case

Hiroshi Sadamori; Takahito Yagi; Kunitoshi Shigeyasu; Yuzo Umeda; Masahiro Sugihara; Naosuke Yokomichi; Toshiaki Ohara; Naoshi Nishida; Takeshi Nagasaka; Ajay Goel; Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

doi:10.1111/hepr.12080

Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with lymph node metastases showing epithelial to mesenchymal transition effectively treated with systemic chemotherapy: Report of a case

Hiroshi Sadamori, Takahito Yagi, Kunitoshi Shigeyasu, Yuzo Umeda, Masahiro Sugihara, Naosuke Yokomichi, Toshiaki Ohara, Naoshi Nishida, Takeshi Nagasaka, Ajay Goel, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

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Abstract

We present a case in which combination chemotherapy was used to successfully treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with rapid progression of lymph node (LN) metastases after liver resection. In addition, epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers were examined immunohistochemically. A 43-year-old man who had been diagnosed with HCC showed an enlarged LN near the hepatic artery proper. After extended left lobectomy with lymphadenectomy in the hepatoduodenal ligament, he experienced rapid progression of metastases to the para-aortic and mediastinal LN. Partial remission was achieved after induction and maintenance of combination chemotherapy using etoposide, carboplatin, epirubicin and 5-fluorouracil. As a consequence of this treatment, the patient survived 10months. Immunohistochemical studies demonstrated that HCC cells in the metastatic LN showed low expression of E-cadherin and high expression of N-cadherin and vimentin, indicating EMT. Combination chemotherapy may prove effective for patients with HCC accompanied by LN metastases that show features of EMT.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1368-1373
Number of pages	6
Journal	Hepatology Research
Volume	43
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/hepr.12080
Publication status	Published - Dec 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chemotherapy
Epithelial to mesenchymal transition
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Liver resection
Lymph node metastases

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Hepatology
Infectious Diseases

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Sadamori, H., Yagi, T., Shigeyasu, K., Umeda, Y., Sugihara, M., Yokomichi, N., Ohara, T., Nishida, N., Nagasaka, T., Goel, A., & Fujiwara, T. (2013). Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with lymph node metastases showing epithelial to mesenchymal transition effectively treated with systemic chemotherapy: Report of a case. Hepatology Research, 43(12), 1368-1373. https://doi.org/10.1111/hepr.12080

Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with lymph node metastases showing epithelial to mesenchymal transition effectively treated with systemic chemotherapy : Report of a case. / Sadamori, Hiroshi; Yagi, Takahito ; Shigeyasu, Kunitoshi ; Umeda, Yuzo; Sugihara, Masahiro; Yokomichi, Naosuke; Ohara, Toshiaki; Nishida, Naoshi; Nagasaka, Takeshi; Goel, Ajay; Fujiwara, Toshiyoshi.

In: Hepatology Research, Vol. 43, No. 12, 12.2013, p. 1368-1373.

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Sadamori, H, Yagi, T , Shigeyasu, K , Umeda, Y, Sugihara, M, Yokomichi, N, Ohara, T, Nishida, N, Nagasaka, T, Goel, A & Fujiwara, T 2013, 'Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with lymph node metastases showing epithelial to mesenchymal transition effectively treated with systemic chemotherapy: Report of a case', Hepatology Research, vol. 43, no. 12, pp. 1368-1373. https://doi.org/10.1111/hepr.12080

Sadamori, Hiroshi ; Yagi, Takahito ; Shigeyasu, Kunitoshi ; Umeda, Yuzo ; Sugihara, Masahiro ; Yokomichi, Naosuke ; Ohara, Toshiaki ; Nishida, Naoshi ; Nagasaka, Takeshi ; Goel, Ajay ; Fujiwara, Toshiyoshi. / Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with lymph node metastases showing epithelial to mesenchymal transition effectively treated with systemic chemotherapy : Report of a case. In: Hepatology Research. 2013 ; Vol. 43, No. 12. pp. 1368-1373.

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