title: Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma in the nasal septum: report of a case.
abstract: Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the sinonasal region is rare. We report the case of a 45-year-old male hepatitis B carrier who had metastatic HCC 2 years after resection of the primary tumor. The patient died of terminal hepatic failure 6 weeks after the discovery of nasal septal metastasis. The clinical and histopathologic characteristics of the primary and metastatic hepatocellular tumors are described. This is the first reported case of nasal septal metastasis from HCC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chia-Der
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ken-Sheng
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Chia-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Chi-Long
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ming-Hsui
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009300:Nasal Septum; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*