Extrahepatic Metastases of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Abstract

The lung, abdominal lymph nodes, and bone are the most common sites of extrahepatic metastatic HCC. Most extrahepatic HCC occurs in patients with advanced intrahepatic tumor stage (stage IVA). Incidental extrahepatic lesions at CT in patients with stage I or II intrahepatic HCC are unlikely to represent metastatic HCC.