A rare case of cranial metastasis from an initial presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma

Authors

  • Chetan Kalal Department of Gastroenterology, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Adinath Wagh Department of Gastroenterology, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Atif Patel Department of Gastroenterology, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Harshad Joshi Department of Gastroenterology, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Ravindra Surude Department of Gastroenterology, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Samit Jain Department of Gastroenterology, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Shobna Bhatia Department of Gastroenterology, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Chetan Bhatt Department of Gastroenterology, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20203469

Keywords:

Chronic liver disease, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Skull metastasis

Abstract

Cranial metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been seldom reported. Reported herein is the case of a painless parietal bone mass as an initial presentation of HCC in a 63-year-old female patient who was subsequently diagnosed to have HCV related cirrhosis. The biopsy from cranial lesion was confirmatory of HCC on immunohistochemistry. The patient had no known history of chronic liver disease. The presented diagnosis was made through detailed history, laboratory parameters and cross sectional imaging.

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Published

2020-07-24

How to Cite

Kalal, C., Wagh, A., Patel, A., Joshi, H., Surude, R., Jain, S., Bhatia, S., & Bhatt, C. (2020). A rare case of cranial metastasis from an initial presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 8(8), 3088–3090. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20203469

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