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ArticleJournal of liver cancer2025

Orbital metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma: rare cause of exophthalmos in chronic liver disease.

Eunjee Lim, Eun Sun Jang, Jin Ho Paik, Sook-Hyang Jeong, Jin-Wook Kim

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Article in Journal of liver cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Eunjee LimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Eun Sun JangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Jin Ho PaikDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Sook-Hyang JeongDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Jin-Wook KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Orbital metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is extremely rare, and patients often present with ocular symptoms before the primary tumor is diagnosed. Here, we report two cases of orbital metastasis from HCC with distinct clinical courses. The first case involved a patient with no prior cancer history who presented with vision loss and was subsequently diagnosed with HCC following an orbital mass biopsy. The second case involved a patient with known HCC undergoing treatment who initially presented with periorbital swelling misdiagnosed as cellulitis before orbital metastasis was confirmed. Both cases highlight the importance of considering orbital metastasis in patients with ocular symptoms, even in the absence of a known malignancy. Given the poor prognosis and limited treatment options for orbital metastasis, early recognition through imaging and histopathological confirmation is crucial for appropriate management.

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Carcinoma, hepatocellularExophthalmosNeoplasm metastasisOrbit

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PMID40403750
PMCPMC12518989

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