Open AccessMuscle metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Vasiliki Michalaki,
Anna Zygogianni,
Vassilis Kouloulias,
Myrsini Balafouta,
Dimitrios Vlachodimitropoulos,
Constantinos Gennatas
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.80467
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , medicine , differential diagnosis , metastasis , pathology , pathological , immunohistochemistry , metastatic carcinoma , carcinoma , hepatectomy , cancer , surgery , resection
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common primary tumor of the liver. Disease dissemination occurs through hematogenous routes and frequently involves the lungs, bone, adrenal glands, and pancreas. The patterns of the extrahepatic manifestations are diverse. Soft tissue metastasis is extremely rare and mandates systematic pathological analysis, which may include the use of specific immunohistochemical staining. We report metastasis from a hepatocellular carcinoma, as a discrete subcutaneous mass to the right humerus muscle.