Hepatocellular carcinoma revealed by iliac bone metastasis: Case reportElif Yorulmaz1, Muhammed Kızılgül2, Serhat Özçelik2, İlyas Tuncer1, Tunahan Ayaz3, Ebru Zemheri41Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Gastroenterology, Istanbul
2Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Internal Medicine, Istanbul
3Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, Istanbul
4Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Pathology, Istanbul
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignant tumor in liver and it is one of the most common cancers worldwide. The most important risk factors for HCC are cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, alcohol abuse and metabolic liver disease. HCC presents with hepatic involvement in majority and as metastatic disease in minority of patients. HCC commonly makes metastases to lungs, lymph nodes, adrenal gland, whereas bone involvement is rare.
Bone metastases of HCC, usually do not give symptom unless any pathological fracture happens or before they reach great dimensions. We present a case of HCC confirmed by the biopsy from the iliac bone which is a rare metastatic region of HCC. Keywords: Hepatocellular carcinoma, cirrhosis, bone metastasis
Sakroiliak kemik metastazı ile tanısı konulan hepatosellüler karsinomElif Yorulmaz1, Muhammed Kızılgül2, Serhat Özçelik2, İlyas Tuncer1, Tunahan Ayaz3, Ebru Zemheri41Göztepe Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Gastroenteroloji Kliniği, İstanbul
2Göztepe Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Dahiliye Kliniği, İstanbul
3Göztepe Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Radyoloji Kliniği, İstanbul
4Göztepe Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Patoloji Kliniği, İstanbul
Anahtar Kelimeler: Hepatosellüler karsinoma, siroz, kemik metastazı
Elif Yorulmaz, Muhammed Kızılgül, Serhat Özçelik, İlyas Tuncer, Tunahan Ayaz, Ebru Zemheri. Hepatocellular carcinoma revealed by iliac bone metastasis: Case report. Medeniyet Med J. 2009; 24(4): 204-208
Corresponding Author: Elif Yorulmaz, Türkiye |
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