Abdominal pain: do not forget Thorotrast!
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The use of Thorotrast (25% thorium dioxide), a radiologic contrast agent used up until the mid-1950s, was associated with a wide range of malignancies, mainly of hepatic origin. We report a case of Thorotrast-induced hepatocarcinoma in an 82-year-old woman.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Liver Neoplasms
- Thorium Dioxide