A Case of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Presenting as a Gingival Mass / 대한소화기학회지
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
; : 321-325, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
Oral metastatic tumor, which is uncommon and represents less than 1% of malignant oral neoplasms, usually arises from a primary mucosal or cutaneous cancer located in the head and neck regions. Metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to the oral cavity, especially to gingiva, is extremely rare. A 50-year-old man, who was a chronic alcoholic and hepatitis B virus carrier, presented with abdominal distension and weight loss for the past 3 months. Three-phased contrast-enhanced abdominal CT revealed numerous conglomerated masses in the liver, suggesting huge HCCs arising in the background of liver cirrhosis with a large amount of ascites. He complained of recurrent profuse bleeding from the left upper gingival mass. A facial CT revealed an oral cavity mass destructing the left maxillary alveolar process and hard palate, which was diagnosed as metastatic HCC by an incisional biopsy. Herein, we report a case of metastatic HCC to the gingiva.
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Main subject:
Ascites
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Biopsy
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Mouth Neoplasms
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Weight Loss
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Hepatitis B virus
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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Palate, Hard
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Alcoholics
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Alveolar Process
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Year:
2016
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Article