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Query: UMLS:C0019204 (
hepatocellular carcinoma
)
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This report describes a rare case of metastatic
hepatocellular carcinoma
(
HCC
) presenting a huge mass in the left external auditory canal (EAC). The patient was a 55-year-old man with hepatitis B virus-related
HCC
. He presented to our department with a three-month history of increasing left
otalgia
, and hearing loss with recent fresh aural bleeding. Histopathologic examination indicated that the tumor was secondary to
HCC
. Although external irradiation was not effective, the tumor was treated with surgical debulking and high dose rate 192 Ir remote afterloading system (RALS) for postoperative intracavitary irradiation. A review of the literature revealed only five other cases of
HCC
metastasis to the temporal bone, all of which mainly metastasized in the internal acoustic meatus. The present case is the first report of
HCC
metastasis to the EAC.
...
PMID:Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma of the external auditory canal. 1808 Dec 36
