<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background</span></b><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: Hepatocarcinoma is the...<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background</span></b><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: Hepatocarcinoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of the liver with rare bone metastases, electively residing in the vertebrae, ribs and sternum. They remain exceptionally revealing. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Cases</span></b> <b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">reports</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: We report two cases of bone metastases indicative of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with viral hepatitis C. Through these two observations, we describe the various clinical, paraclinical and therapeutic aspects of this condition </span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">whose prognosis is poor. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: Although unusual, osteolytic bone</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> metastases may be indicative of hepatocellular carcinoma</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the diagnosis must be made in the event of any tumor bone involvement in a patient with chronic liver disease, particularly viral.展开更多
文摘<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background</span></b><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: Hepatocarcinoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of the liver with rare bone metastases, electively residing in the vertebrae, ribs and sternum. They remain exceptionally revealing. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Cases</span></b> <b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">reports</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: We report two cases of bone metastases indicative of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with viral hepatitis C. Through these two observations, we describe the various clinical, paraclinical and therapeutic aspects of this condition </span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">whose prognosis is poor. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: Although unusual, osteolytic bone</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> metastases may be indicative of hepatocellular carcinoma</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the diagnosis must be made in the event of any tumor bone involvement in a patient with chronic liver disease, particularly viral.
