Chest wall metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma in the absence of a primary: An unusual presentation.
J Cancer Res Ther
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2008 Jan-Mar; 4(1): 42-3
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has an aggressive course with a very poor outcome. The common hematogenous metastatic sites are the lungs, bones, and adrenal glands. The chest wall is an extremely rare site of metastasis from HCC. We report a rare presentation in a gentleman, where the chest wall metastasis kept progressing in spite of treatment, without any evidence of a detectable primary.
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Main subject:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
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Muscle Neoplasms
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Thoracic Wall
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Liver Neoplasms
Language:
English
Journal:
J Cancer Res Ther
Journal subject:
Neoplasms
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Therapeutics
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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