Chest wall metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma in the absence of a primary: An unusual presentation

J Cancer Res Ther. 2008 Jan-Mar;4(1):42-3. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.39605.

Abstract

Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has an aggressive course with a very poor outcome. The common hematogenous metastatic sites are the lungs, bones, and adrenal glands. The chest wall is an extremely rare site of metastasis from HCC. We report a rare presentation in a gentleman, where the chest wall metastasis kept progressing in spite of treatment, without any evidence of a detectable primary.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Muscle Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Muscle Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Muscle Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Radiography
  • Thoracic Wall / diagnostic imaging
  • Thoracic Wall / pathology*