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Hepatocarcinoma with metastasis to the anterior mediastinum

Author(s) -

Rogério Camargo Pinheiro Alves,

Lorena Sagrilo Auer,

Lisa Rodrigues da Cunha Saud,

Raquel Coris Arrelaro,

Aline Carboni Casado,

Bruno Gustavo Ferreira,

Denis Szjenfeld,

Paula Poletti

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

hepatoma research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2454-2520

pISSN - 2394-5079

DOI - 10.20517/2394-5079.2016.01

Subject(s) - medicine , metastasis , pathogenesis , mediastinum , anterior mediastinum , general surgery , pathology , radiology , oncology , cancer

Liver malignancies are the sixth leading cause of cancer worldwide, whereas hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequent histological type of liver cancer. Extrahepatic metastasis, which rarely involves the mediastinum, is associated with poor prognosis. An 80-year-old male presenting with mild diffuse abdominal pain for 4 months, associated with hyporexia, increased abdominal volume, dry cough, and loss of 4 kg in 1 month, sought medical assistance due to hemoptysis and chest pain. Tomographic study revealed HCC with mediastinal metastasis, after which sorafenib therapy was started. Disease progressed to death 4 months after the start of the treatment.

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