Yonsei Med J.  2003 Jun;44(3):544-547. 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.3.544.

Endobronchial Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

• Lee KY
• Ryu SJ
• Joo M

• KMID: 720889
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2003.44.3.544

Abstract

Endobronchial metastasis (EBM) secondary to extrathoracic malignancies is rare among the various modes of pulmonary metastases. Of the many types of extrathoracic tumors capable of EBM, only one case of EBM from hepatocellular carcinoma has been reported, but radiologic findings were not described. We present the radiologic findings of surgically proven EBM in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma. A chest radiograph revealed a tubular mass-like opacity in the right suprahilar region combined with mild volume decrease of the right upper lobe. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy had erroneously led to a diagnosis of endobronchial aspergilloma. The metastatic lesion was manifested as a branching pattern of enhanced endobronchial mass at the anterior segment of the right upper lobe on computed tomography.

Keyword

Endobronchial metastasis; computed tomography; hepatocellular carcinoma

MeSH Terms

Bronchial Neoplasms/diagnosis/pathology/*secondary
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/diagnosis/pathology/*secondary
Female
Human
Liver Neoplasms/*pathology
Middle Aged
Radiography, Thoracic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed