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1 Medical Officer, Surgery, Melaka General Hospital, Melaka, Malaysia
2 Hepatobiliary Surgeon, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Melaka General Hospital, Melaka, Malaysia
3 Consultant Surgeon, General Surgery, Surgery, Melaka General Hospital, Melaka, Malaysia
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Ming Rhee Chai
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Malaysia
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Article ID: 100099Z04MC2022
Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary malignancy which arises from hepatocytes. It is the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide in 2020. It predominantly metastasizes via the hematogenous route. However, there are possibility of distant metastasis via the lymphatic and bone dissemination in a few of HCC cases.
Case Series: We report two atypical cases of HCC with distant metastasis to cervical lymph node and bone in Malaysia. The first case reported is a HCC case of extrahepatic metastasis to cervical lymph node and the second case is a HCC case of extrahepatic metastasis to right femur.
Conclusion: The patients with atypical site of distant metastasis from HCC have poor prognosis. Overall physical examination should be done to prevent overlook for all the patients with HCC.
Keywords: Bone metastasis, Cervical lymph node metastasis, Extrahepatic metastasis, Hepatocellular carcinoma
We would like to thank Dr. Mahfida Mahat and Dr. Diyana, Anatomic Pathologists from Department of Pathology of Hospital Melaka for providing the laboratory images.
Author ContributionsMing Rhee Chai - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Padmaan Sankaran - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Lee Ming Yap - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Consent StatementWritten informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this article.
Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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