Hepatocellular carcinoma with bone metastasis.
The autopsy of hepatocellular carcinoma at Hines VA Hospital was reviewed for a 33-year period, between 1954 and 1986. The neoplasm is uncommon and bone involvement was observed in 7.3% or in ten of 137 cases. A clinical presentation of osseous metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma is rare. A brief literature review is also included.
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Laboratory Services, Hines Veterans Administration Hospital, Illinois 60141.
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D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged