Korean J Hepatol.  2011 Sep;17(3):226-228. 10.3350/kjhep.2011.17.3.226.

A case of leukemoid reaction in a patient with sarcomatous hepatocellular carcinoma

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. megadoctor@medimail.co.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

A leukemoid reaction is defined as reactive leukocytosis exceeding 50,000/mm3, with a significant increase in early neutrophil precursors, and can be a paraneoplastic manifestation of various malignant tumors. A 71-year-old male patient complained of decreased appetite, fatigue, and abdominal fullness. He had a palpable, firm liver, and laboratory investigations suggested leukemoid reaction. Liver dynamic computed tomography revealed a hypervascular mass, and an ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of the mass confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with a sarcomatoid component. The leukocyte count of the patient had increased to 147,800/mm3, and he died 10 days after admission. This is a rare case of leukemoid reaction in a patient with sarcomatous HCC.

Keyword

Leukemoid reaction; Paraneoplastic; Hepatocellular carcinoma

MeSH Terms

Aged
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/*pathology
Humans
Leukemoid Reaction/*diagnosis
Leukocyte Count
Liver Neoplasms/*pathology
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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