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. 1999 Oct;45(4):626–627. doi: 10.1136/gut.45.4.626

Subcutaneous seeding of hepatocellular carcinoma after percutaneous needle biopsy

S SCHOTMAN 1, R A DE MAN 1, J STOKER 1, P ZONDERVAN 1, J IJZERMANS 1
PMCID: PMC1727683  PMID: 10486377

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Magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen four years after hemihepatectomy. A subcutaneous nodule 1 cm in diameter is visible in the subcutaneous fat of the abdominal wall. This is the puncture site of the needle biopsy.

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