Korean J Med.
2012 Aug;83(2):268-271.
A Case of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Progressive Metastasis to the Oral Cavity
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea. ysm0530@hanmail.net
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- Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) usually metastasizes to the lung, breast, lymph nodes, gastrointestinal tract, bone, kidney, and/or adrenal gland. Metastasis of HCC to the hard palate and tonsils is a rare phenomenon. Thus, we report a case of HCC with metastasis to the hard palate and both tonsils in a 45-year-old man. The patient was admitted to our hospital with a complaint of oral bleeding. Physical examination revealed a bleeding tumor located in the hard palate and histological examination showed metastasis from HCC. The patient died 2 months later due to multiple organ failure, although bleeding was controlled by radiotherapy.
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