Table 1 Characteristics of patients with pharyngeal metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma
Case | Author, year (reference) | Age | Sex | Treatment for primary HCC | Maximum size of primary HCC (cm) | Number of primary HCC | Histopathology of primary HCC | Interval from primary HCC to pharyngeal metastasis | Treatment for metastasis | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ciriza,1996 [26] | 71 | M | None | 2.4 | 1 | Unknown | 3 years | Operation | Died after 8 months |
2 | Llanes, 1996 [27] | 71 | M | None | 8 | 1 | Unknown | Synchronous | Operation | Died after 10 months |
3 | Oida, 2005 [28] | 59 | M | Hepatectomy | 3 | 1 | Moderate | Synchronous | Operation and radiation | Died after 8 months |
4 | Nagano, 2008 [29] | 73 | M | Hepatectomy, TAE, RFA | 3 | 1 | Unknown | 4 years 10 months | Operation | Alive for 1 year with multiple instances of recurrence in the remnant liver |
5 | Kattepur, 2014 [30] | 70 | M | None | 1.9 | 1 | Unknown | Synchronous | None | – |
6 | Guo, 2015 [31] | 50 | M | TAE | Large, diffuse | 1 | Unknown | Synchronous | Radiation | – |
7 | Lou, 2019 [32] | 45 | M | Liver transplantation | 4 | 1 | Unknown | 1 year 5 months | Radiation | Died after 3 months |
8 | Present case | 49 | M | Liver transplantation | 2.4 | Multiple | Well–moderate | 1 year 10 months | Operation | Alive for 12 years 10 months |