Case Report
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World J Hepatol. Jun 8, 2017; 9(16): 752-756
Published online Jun 8, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i16.752
Successful surgical resection of ruptured cholangiolocellular carcinoma: A rare case of a primary hepatic tumor
Shota Akabane, Takushiro Ban, Shunsaku Kouriki, Hiroyuki Tanemura, Haruhiro Nakazaki, Masayuki Nakano, Nobuaki Shinozaki
Shota Akabane, Takushiro Ban, Shunsaku Kouriki, Hiroyuki Tanemura, Haruhiro Nakazaki, Nobuaki Shinozaki, Department of Surgery, Shonan Fujisawa Tokushukai Hospital, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa 251-0041, Japan
Masayuki Nakano, Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Shonan Fujisawa Tokushukai Hospital, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa 251-0041, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the acquisition of the data and to the writing and revision of this manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This case report was reviewed and approved by Shonan Fujisawa Tokushukai Hospital Institutional Review Board.
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Correspondence to: Shota Akabane, MD, Department of Surgery, Shonan Fujisawa Tokushukai Hospital, 1-5-1 Kandai Tsujido, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa 251-0041, Japan. akap.sh.3381@gmail.com
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Received: January 17, 2017
Peer-review started: January 19, 2017
First decision: March 8, 2017
Revised: April 3, 2017
Accepted: April 23, 2017
Article in press: April 24, 2017
Published online: June 8, 2017
Core Tip

Core tip: Spontaneous rupture is one of the most fatal complications of hepatic tumors such as hepatocellular carcinoma. Here, we present a case of spontaneous rupture of a cholangiolocellular carcinoma (CoCC) that was successfully resected by radical surgery. Although CoCC is a rare primary hepatic tumor, it demonstrates certain specific clinical features, including a better prognosis than for other primary liver cancers, and thus should be distinguished from those other cancers. Moreover, CoCC can appear as a ruptured huge tumor, and when it does, radical hepatectomy can be an effective measure to achieve both absolute hemostasis and curability of tumors.