Embolization of Cyanoacrylate glue in systemic circulation in a case of hepatocellular carcinoma: an autopsy report

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Embolization of Cyanoacrylate glue in systemic circulation in a case of hepatocellular carcinoma: an autopsy report

Kirti Gupta¹ , Rakesh K Vasishta¹ , Usha Dutta² , Rakesh K Kochhar² and Kartar Singh²

¹Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

²Department of Gasteroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

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Diagnostic Pathology 2009, 4:45doi:10.1186/1746-1596-4-45


Published:	9 December 2009

Abstract

We report a case of embolism of the sclerosant dye with subsequent formation of foreign-body giant cell reaction within the veins of pulmonary and portal circulation in an autopsy case of hepatocellular carcinoma developing over an underlying primary biliary cirrhosis.