Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Jun 6, 2022; 10(16): 5470-5478
Published online Jun 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i16.5470
Rare case of hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis to urinary bladder: A case report
Yohan Kim, Young Seok Kim, Jeong-Ju Yoo, Sang Gyune Kim, Susie Chin, Ahrim Moon
Yohan Kim, Department of Gastroenterology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital Bucheon, Bucheon B1 420 02 02, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Young Seok Kim, Jeong-Ju Yoo, Sang Gyune Kim, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon B1 420 02 02, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Susie Chin, Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon B1 420 02 02, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Ahrim Moon, Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon B1 420 02 02, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim YS contributed to conceptualization, investigation, project administration, and writing—review & editing; Kim Y contributed to data curation; formal analysis, resources, visualization, and writing—original draft; Kim SG contributed to methodology; Yoo JJ contributed to supervision; all authors contributed to approval of final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: The requirement of informed written consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) due to the retrospective nature of this case report.
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Corresponding author: Young Seok Kim, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, 170, Jomaru-ro, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Bucheon B1 420 02 02, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. liverkys@schmc.ac.kr
Received: October 14, 2021
Peer-review started: October 14, 2021
First decision: December 17, 2021
Revised: January 18, 2022
Accepted: April 4, 2022
Article in press: April 4, 2022
Published online: June 6, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Without any distant metastasis, metastasis to urinary bladder from hepatocellular carcinoma can occur, which requires clinical attention.