Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Intracranial, Skull and Orbital Metastasis.
- Author:
Choong Hyun KIM
1
;
Hong Jae RIM
;
Young Il HA
Author Information
1. Departments of Neurosurgery, Gangnam General Hospital, Public Corporation, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hepatocellular carcinoma;
Intracranial metastasis;
Orbital metastasis;
Skull metastasis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular*;
Exophthalmos;
Humans;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Orbit*;
Scalp;
Skull*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1991;20(12):1076-1079
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A case of rare intracranial, skull and orbital metastasis is presented. A 34-year-old man was found to have mental deterioration with proptosis of the right eye and scalp sellings. The intracranial, skull and orbital tumors were verified to be hepatocelluar carcinoma and the patient died 3 days after admission. The literature of hepatoma with cranial and orbital metastasis is briefly reviewed.
