A Case of Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma of the Ethmoid Sinus / 대한이비인후과학회지

ABSTRACT

Hepatocellular carcinoma usually metastasizes to lung, breast, lymph node, GI tract, bone, kindey, and adrenal gland. Up to now, only few cases of hepatocellular carcinoma presenting as a metastatic ethmoid sinus tumor could be found in the literature. If a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma complains epistaxis, and if expansile, osteolytic, and hypervascular lesions are observed in a radiologic examination, nasal cavity and sinus tumor should be confirmed through biopsy. We report, along with the review of appropriate literature, a case of histollogically confirmed metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma of the ethmoid sinus of a 56 year old man.