Hepatocellular carcinoma recurring as isolated endobronchial metastasis 8 years after primary surgery.
Metastasis to the bronchus from an extrathoracic primary is a rare event. Most endobronchial lesions are primary lung malignancies. Breast, colon, and kidney are the most common primary tumors associated with endobronchial metastases. We report a case of hepatocellular carcinoma that presented with hemoptysis due to endobronchial metastasis 8 years after primary surgery. Indolent course of the primary hepatocellular carcinoma and the solitary site of endobronchial recurrence prompted a surgical resection of the endobronchial metastasis.
Purandare
Nilendu C
NC
Bio Imaging Unit, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India. nilpurandare@gmail.com
Pramesh
C S
CS
Rangarajan
Venkatesh
V
Shet
Tanuja
T
Shukla
Parul J
PJ
Mistry
Rajesh C
RC
D000368:Aged; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media