Erschienen in:
13.08.2018 | Case Report
Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Orbital Metastasis: a Unique Multidisciplinary Case Report
verfasst von:
Matthew Michael Sochat, Jinhua Piao, Nishant Poddar
Erschienen in:
Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Ausgabe 4/2019
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Excerpt
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common malignancy and the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Higher prevalence is seen in Asia and other developing countries [
1]. Both the incidence and the mortality from this cancer are increasing in the USA [
2]. Metastasis to the orbit is rare in hepatocellular carcinoma, with infrequent mention in the literature to date [
3‐
5]. Approximately 50% of these unusual cases represent the initial diagnosis of metastatic disease. …