Hepatoma

A usually malignant tumor occurring in the liver.

A 45-year-old male presented with a rare right hypoglossal nerve paresis due to an unusual cranial metastatic tumor from hepatoma. Despite multi-drug chemotherapy and arterial embolization, he died about 1 year later. Such metastasis should be considered as the cause of isolated unilateral hypoglossal nerve paresis 1).

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Shiraishi T, Yanagida H, Takada K, Yasuhara Y. Unusual cranial metastasis from hepatoma presenting as isolated unilateral hypoglossal nerve paresis–case report. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 1992 Mar;32(3):166-8. PubMed PMID: 1377801.