Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is celerity increasing throughout the world with a high mortality rate. The progression of HCC in patients is induced mainly by cirrhosis and hepatitis. Surgical treatment has played a crucial role for HCC therapy, especially at the very early/early HCC stage. It is widespread for patients to experience a postoperative complication after surgery, including Hepatic encephalopathy/myelopathy. This case report disclosed in details a patient diagnosed and treated in our hospital suffered from recurrent hepatic encephalopathy along with hepatic myelopathy due to the secondary surgical resection of HCC.

Key words: Hepatic Encephalopathy, Hepatic Myelopathy, Hepatocellular Carcinoma Resection, Case Report