Open AccessRecurrent hepatocellular carcinoma presenting as thoracic lymphadenopathy
Author(s) -
Sidhu Calvin,
Yagnik Lokesh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.792
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , mediastinal lymphadenopathy , radiology , parenchyma , endobronchial ultrasound , metastatic carcinoma , lung , carcinoma , pathology , biopsy , bronchoscopy
Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can involve the lung parenchyma. However, predominant thoracic lymphadenopathy involvement is less described and there are multiple alternative malignant and non‐malignant causes of a similar appearance. Accurate tissue diagnosis is important to determine appropriate management and prognostication. Here, we report two cases of metastatic HCC recurrence causing large thoracic lymphadenopathy, diagnosed adequately and safely by linear endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) transbronchial needle aspiration.