Icteric type hepatocellular carcinoma: clinical features, diagnosis and treatment.

Icteric type hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a clinical entity of HCC presenting as obstructive jaundice caused by floating tumor debris in common bile duct, is rare. Taiwan has a high incidence of HCC and liver cirrhosis. The clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of this disease entity were reviewed. Not all patients with this disease were terminally ill. With proper management and good palliation, occasional cure are possible.