title: Hepatocellular carcinoma with metastasis to the pharynx: report of a case.
abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rarely metastasized to the pharyngeal region. We report the case of a 59-year-old man admitted to our hospital with a complaint of hematemesis. An endoscopic examination revealed a tumor located in the left piriform sinus. Histological examination showed metastasis from HCC. Subsequent abdominal examinations demonstrated mild liver cirrhosis due to chronic HCV infection and primary nodules in the lateral segment of the liver. The pharyngeal tumor was completely removed by endoscopic polypectomy after radical hepatectomy for HCC. The patient died of recurrence of HCC 8 months after the first admission. With the presentation of this case, we review the literature reported so far.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Bohseidai, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan. o_yasuhisa@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Yasuhisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oida
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Shoichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dowaki
authors.forename: Kosuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tobita
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohtani
authors.forename: Toshihide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makuuchi
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed