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A case of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma in the nasal cavity

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Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses is rare. We report the case of a 71-year-old male afflicted with hepatocellular carcinoma with metastasis in the maxillary sinus and nasal cavity. He underwent radiation therapy with a total dose of 36 Gy, but he died of terminal liver failure. The possible metastatic route and prognosis of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma in the sinonasal tract are discussed.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Prof. R.C. Goris of the Department of Anatomy, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, for his help in editing the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, 236-004, Yokohama, Japan

    Hideki Matsuda, Yuji Tanigaki, Takafumi Yoshida & Mamoru Tsukuda

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

    Reikei Matsuda

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Matsuda, H., Tanigaki, Y., Yoshida, T. et al. A case of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma in the nasal cavity. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 263, 305–307 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-005-1000-8

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