Hepatocellular cancer metastatic to the zygoma: primary resection and immediate reconstruction.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2002
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma is common worldwide but relatively rare in the United States, where only 13,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Metastasis to osseous structures in the head and neck are extremely rare; when they do occur, most appear as oral cavity masses secondary to mandibular and maxillary involvement. We report the case of an isolated zygomatic metastasis in a patient who had been previously treated for hepatocellular carcinoma with orthotopic liver transplantation. The patient underwent a complete excision of the mass followed by immediate reconstruction of the zygomaxillary buttress and the orbital rim and floor. To our knowledge, only one other case similar to ours has been previously reported; in that instance, the metastatic tumor was not resectable.
Volume
81
Issue
1
First Page
57
Last Page
58
ISSN
0145-5613
Published In/Presented At
Neff, B. A., Pribitkin, E. A., & Willcox, T. O., Jr (2002). Hepatocellular cancer metastatic to the zygoma: primary resection and immediate reconstruction. Ear, nose, & throat journal, 81(1), 57–58.
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
11816393
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article