Hepatocellular carcinoma first presenting as a tumor of the oral cavity.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common neoplasm worldwide; HCC metastasis is common affecting 50% of cases. However, metastasis to the oral cavity is extremely infrequent. We present a case of hepatocellular cancer first presenting as a mass lesion at the upper alveolus and review metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma to the oral cavity in 73-year-old male patient.
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Science, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: ra_rumaih@yahoo.com.
Redha Ali
RA
Alrumaih
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Science, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: dr_asif999@hotmail.com.
Asif Ali
AA
Arian
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Science, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: Alanoud.ah@hotmail.com.
Alanoud A
AA
Alhedyani
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Science, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: nalzaher@hotmail.com.
Nabil
N
Al-Zaher
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, PO Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: mdababo@kfshrc.edu.sa.
M Anas
MA
Dababo
D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010166:Palliative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Hepatocellular carcinoma; Oral cavity