Resection of a giant hepatocellular carcinoma weighing over ten kilograms

Figure 1 Patient had continuous abdominal uplift.

Figure 2 Computed tomography of the tumor. A: A huge hepatic carcinoma at the right lobe of the liver. The left lobe of the liver was compensatory hypertrophy; B: A huge hepatic carcinoma above the right lobe of the liver and compression of the surrounding organs.

Figure 3 Imaging of the huge tumor. A: The tumor was encompassed by a pseudocapsule and compressed surrounding organs; B: Postoperative measurement of tumor was 35 cm × 30 cm × 15 cm in size and 10 050 g in weight.

Figure 4 Pathological and biochemical examinations of the huge tumor. A: Pathological examination showed the tumor was a well-differentiated HCC. HE × 400; B: Immunohistochemical staining showed the tumor was α-fetoprotein positive (++). HE × 400.