Polypoid esophageal and gastric metastases of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation

Abstract

Gastrointestinal tract involvement in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rare and poor outcomes have been reported [1]. HCC with metastasis to the esophagus is extremely rare and most cases have been diagnosed at postmortem [2]; only a few cases have been visible at endoscopy [3] [4] [5]. We present here a rare case of premortem diagnosis of esophageal and gastric metastases from recurrent HCC, in a liver transplant patient.