Unusual case of skull metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma.
Hepatocellular carcinoma with a skull metastasis is a rare clinical entity especially in Western countries. The authors of the present article report a case of solitary skull metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma in a 75-year-old lady who had no prior history of the primary disease or liver dysfunction. The clinicopathological and radiological features are reviewed and discussed.
Department of Neurosurgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia.
Chow Huat Patrick
CH
Chan
Nicholas
N
Trost
Penny
P
McKelvie
John A
JA
Rophael
Michael A
MA
Murphy
D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*