Cervical Spinal Cord Compression: A Rare Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Puvanalingam AyyaduraiKanthi Rekha BadipatlaChukwunonso ChimeShiva ArjunPavithra ReddyMasooma NiaziSuresh Kumar NayuduPublished in: Case reports in hepatology (2017)
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignancy of liver. Distant metastasis to various organs is well known. Skeletal metastasis is also reported to various locations. Vertebral metastasis has been reported mostly to thoracic spine. However, cervical spinal cord involvement leading to cord compression has been reported very rarely in literature. We present a case of 58-year-old male with liver cirrhosis presenting as neck pain. Further work-up revealed metastatic HCC to cervical spinal cord resulting in acute cord compression. Patient has been treated with neurosurgical intervention.