Vol.102 No.4 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 102 No. 4 April 2009
Metastatic Nasal Sinus Tumor from Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Report
Hidetaka Shirouzu
(Omuta City General Hospital, Kurume University School of Medicine)
Hideki Chijiwa and Tadashi Nakashima
(Kurume University School of Medicine)
Metastatic carcinoma to the head and neck region from distant organs is rare. Especially, there have been few reports about hepatocellular carcinoma that metastasizes to the head and neck region. We encountered a 73-year-old male with hepatocellular carcinoma with metastasis to the nasal sinus. The tumor occupied the anterior part of the nasal cavity and the patient developed recurrent nasal bleeding. Surgical treatment was performed three times and the QOL improved with each treatment. The patient died about 3 months later due to the primary disease.
In this report the risks of metastatic carcinoma to the head and neck region from distant organs are also described.
Key words :nasal sinus, hepatocellular carcinoma, metastatic carcinoma