title: Solitary subcutaneous metastatic deposit from hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common primary tumour of the liver. Metastasis is frequent in these aggressive tumours and is commonly to the lungs, regional lymph nodes, or bone. Metastasis as a discrete subcutaneous nodule has not been described before. We report a case of hepatocellular carcinoma with a solitary subcutaneous metastatic deposit identified 18 months after the initial hepatic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom. yazanmas@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Yazan A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Masannat
authors.forename: Rajgopal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Achuthan
authors.forename: Kailas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Munot
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Merchant
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meaney
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: Kieran J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Horgan
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome