Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2001 Jan;44(1):113-115.

A Case of Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma of the Ethmoid Sinus

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  • 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Pusan, Korea. drju2@yahoo.co.kr

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma usually metastasizes to lung, breast, lymph node, GI tract, bone, kindey, and adrenal gland. Up to now, only few cases of hepatocellular carcinoma presenting as a metastatic ethmoid sinus tumor could be found in the literature. If a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma complains epistaxis, and if expansile, osteolytic, and hypervascular lesions are observed in a radiologic examination, nasal cavity and sinus tumor should be confirmed through biopsy. We report, along with the review of appropriate literature, a case of histollogically confirmed metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma of the ethmoid sinus of a 56 year old man.

Keyword

Ethmoid sinus; Neoplasm metastasis; Hepatoma

MeSH Terms

Adrenal Glands
Biopsy
Breast
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular*
Epistaxis
Ethmoid Sinus*
Gastrointestinal Tract
Humans
Lung
Lymph Nodes
Middle Aged
Nasal Cavity
Neoplasm Metastasis
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