Radiologically occult hepatocellular carcinoma in a cirrhotic liver presenting with bilateral adrenal metastases.
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Although it is common to have extra-hepatic metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at the time of presentation, it is extremely rare to have extra-hepatic metastatic HCC without a detectable primary in the liver. We report a unique case in which a patient presented with bilateral large adrenal masses which were subsequently proven to be metastases from HCC. However, there was no tumour seen in the liver on imaging.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 70 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015