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CASE REPORT
Metastasis of diffuse hepatocellular carcinoma to an extremely unusual site
  1. Narayana Subramaniam,
  2. Bharati Hiremath,
  3. Anupama Pujar
  1. Department of General Surgery, M S Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Bharati Hiremath, drbharati_2000{at}yahoo.com

Summary

Hepatocellular carcinoma is a common and aggressive malignancy the world over. Metastasis commonly occurs in lungs, bone, lymph node and adrenals. Skeletal muscle metastases from any primary is a rare occurrence, those occurring from hepatocellular carcinoma even more so. We present a case of a 61-year-old man presenting with hepatocellular carcinoma with synchronous symptomatic metastasis to the skeletal muscle. This article discusses approach to hepatocellular carcinoma with skeletal muscle metastases aetiopathogenesis, differential diagnosis and approach to treatment.

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