RESUMEN
Facial nerve palsy due to temporal bone metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has rarely been reported. We experienced a rare case of temporal bone metastasis of HCC that initially presented as facial nerve palsy and was diagnosed by surgical biopsy. This patient also discovered for the first time that he had chronic hepatitis B and C infections due to this facial nerve palsy. Radiation therapy greatly relieved the facial pain and facial nerve palsy. This report suggests that hepatologists should consider metastatic HCC as a rare but possible cause of new-onset cranial neuropathy in patients with chronic viral hepatitis.
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Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/complicaciones , Enfermedades del Nervio Facial/diagnóstico , Dolor Facial/etiología , Parálisis Facial/diagnóstico , Hepatitis B Crónica/diagnóstico , Hepatitis C Crónica/diagnóstico , Inmunohistoquímica , Neoplasias Hepáticas/complicaciones , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Neoplasias Craneales/diagnóstico , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos XRESUMEN
A 71-year-old diabetic male who had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery 8-years ago due to coronary artery disease, complained of hiccups for 3 days and worsening of anginal symptoms, which was proven to be with Staphylococcus hominis bacteremia. The patient was finally diagnosed with a mycotic aneurysm of the ascending aorta. All of the branches originating from the ascending aorta were narrowed due to the aortitis, including the origin of the left subclavian artery, which was supplying the left anterior descending artery as a result of bypass surgery. This might have been the cause of the chest pain and hiccups, since the vagus nerve is near the left subclavian artery. Three-dimensional chest computed tomography examination revealed a massive extension of the aortitis.