A Case of Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma of the Ethmoid Sinus.
- Author:
Ho Bum JOO
1
;
Sun Gon KIM
;
Tai Hyun YU
;
Bong Hee LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Pusan, Korea. drju2@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ethmoid sinus;
Neoplasm metastasis;
Hepatoma
- MeSH:
Adrenal Glands;
Biopsy;
Breast;
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular*;
Epistaxis;
Ethmoid Sinus*;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Lung;
Lymph Nodes;
Middle Aged;
Nasal Cavity;
Neoplasm Metastasis
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2001;44(1):113-115
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
