Spontaneous rupture of multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma: case report

Abstract

Hemoperitoneum due to nontraumatic liver rupture is rare. The most common cause of nontraumatic rupture of the liver is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The other causes of nontraumatic liver ruptures are peliosis hepatis, polyarteritis nodosa, systemic lupus erythematosus, preeclampsia, metastatic carcinoma, and other primary liver tumors. In this report, we present the computed tomography findings of spontaneous liver rupture in a 52-year-old male patient due to multifocal HCC, with the diagnosis proven by surgical specimen.

Keywords:

• computed tomography
• hemoperitoneum
• liver
• nontraumatic liver rupture

Disclosure

The authors declare no conflicts of interest in this work.