Cervical Spinal Cord Compression: A Rare Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignancy of liver. Distant metastasis to various organs is well known. Skeletal metastasis is also reported to various locations. Vertebral metastasis has been reported mostly to thoracic spine. However, cervical spinal cord involvement lea...

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Published in:Case reports in hepatology 2017-01, Vol.2017 (2017), p.1-5
Main Authors: Nayudu, Suresh Kumar, Reddy, Pavithra, Arjun, Shiva, Chime, Chukwunonso, Badipatla, Kanthi Rekha, Ayyadurai, Puvanalingam, Niazi, Masooma
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Language:English
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Summary:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignancy of liver. Distant metastasis to various organs is well known. Skeletal metastasis is also reported to various locations. Vertebral metastasis has been reported mostly to thoracic spine. However, cervical spinal cord involvement leading to cord compression has been reported very rarely in literature. We present a case of 58-year-old male with liver cirrhosis presenting as neck pain. Further work-up revealed metastatic HCC to cervical spinal cord resulting in acute cord compression. Patient has been treated with neurosurgical intervention.
ISSN:2090-6587
2090-6595
DOI:10.1155/2017/8567695