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Retrobulbar metastasis and intracranial invasion from postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common malignant cancer of the liver and the third ranking cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Following the diagnosis of HCC, intrahepatic and extrahepatic metastasis patients account for ~50–75% of all HCC cases, lung and regional lymph nodes met...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4301548/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25624898 http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2733 |
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author | CHEN, CHUN-YONG ZHONG, JIAN-HONG LIU, JING-LI |
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description | Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common malignant cancer of the liver and the third ranking cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Following the diagnosis of HCC, intrahepatic and extrahepatic metastasis patients account for ~50–75% of all HCC cases, lung and regional lymph nodes metastasis are the most common; metastasis to bone, skin and adrenal glands are rare, orbit metastasis and intracranial invasion are extremely rare. The present study reports the rare case of a patient with HCC that metastasized to the head. The patient presented with retrobulbar and intracranial invasion, and sub-scalp extension. Based on imaging findings, the lesion was initially misdiagnosed as meningioma, however, postoperative pathological examinations resulted in a definitive diagnosis of HCC metastasis. Based on the present case and a review of the relevant literature published since 2009, the current study recommends that metastasis must be considered when diagnosing retrobulbar head lesions in patients with HCC, regardless of contradictory imaging findings and other clinical indicators, which may closely mimic the original head lesion. |
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spelling | pubmed-43015482015-01-26 Retrobulbar metastasis and intracranial invasion from postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature CHEN, CHUN-YONG ZHONG, JIAN-HONG LIU, JING-LI Oncol Lett Articles Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common malignant cancer of the liver and the third ranking cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Following the diagnosis of HCC, intrahepatic and extrahepatic metastasis patients account for ~50–75% of all HCC cases, lung and regional lymph nodes metastasis are the most common; metastasis to bone, skin and adrenal glands are rare, orbit metastasis and intracranial invasion are extremely rare. The present study reports the rare case of a patient with HCC that metastasized to the head. The patient presented with retrobulbar and intracranial invasion, and sub-scalp extension. Based on imaging findings, the lesion was initially misdiagnosed as meningioma, however, postoperative pathological examinations resulted in a definitive diagnosis of HCC metastasis. Based on the present case and a review of the relevant literature published since 2009, the current study recommends that metastasis must be considered when diagnosing retrobulbar head lesions in patients with HCC, regardless of contradictory imaging findings and other clinical indicators, which may closely mimic the original head lesion. D.A. Spandidos 2015-02 2014-11-24 /pmc/articles/PMC4301548/ /pubmed/25624898 http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2733 Text en Copyright © 2015, Spandidos Publications http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This is an open-access article licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. The article may be redistributed, reproduced, and reused for non-commercial purposes, provided the original source is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Articles CHEN, CHUN-YONG ZHONG, JIAN-HONG LIU, JING-LI Retrobulbar metastasis and intracranial invasion from postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature |
title | Retrobulbar metastasis and intracranial invasion from postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature |
title_full | Retrobulbar metastasis and intracranial invasion from postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature |
title_fullStr | Retrobulbar metastasis and intracranial invasion from postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature |
title_full_unstemmed | Retrobulbar metastasis and intracranial invasion from postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature |
title_short | Retrobulbar metastasis and intracranial invasion from postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature |
title_sort | retrobulbar metastasis and intracranial invasion from postoperative hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4301548/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25624898 http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2733 |
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