Table 1.
Summary of previous reported cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients metastasis to parotid glands.
| Author/year (reference) | Age/gender | Patient’s origin | Risk factor for cirrhosis | Liver lobe site of HCC | Size of HCC (cm) | Other metastasis than parotid gland | Parotid lobe involved | AFP level at diagnosis (IU/ml) | Treatment/outcome | FNA | Histopathology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current case | 66/male | Sudanese | Alcoholism | Right | 10×7 | No | Right | 3525 | Died after 2 months | Not diagnostic | Diagnostic |
| Dargent JL, et al., 1998 [7] | 62/male | Zairian | HCV, alcoholism | – | 3.5×2.8 | Bone | Right and left | 3520 | Not reported | Typical for HCC | Diagnostic |
| Romanns M, et al., 2004 [8] | 47/male | Not reported | HCV, alcoholism | Right | 7×7 | No | Right | Normal | Died after 4 months | Typical for HCC | Diagnostic |
| Vitale AR et al., 2009 [9] | 82/male | Caucasian | Not reported | Not reported | 3.8 (on US) | No | Right | Not reported | Died after 6 months | Not diagnostic | Diagnostic |
| Moore F, et al., 2010 [10] | 75/male | Not reported | Alcoholism | Right | Not reported | Bone | Right | Not reported | Stable at 2 years on chemotherapy | Not Diagnostic | Diagnostic |
| Yu YD, et al., 2013 [11] | 36/male | Korean | HBV | Right | Multiple largest 9.3×7.5 | No | Left | Normal | Stable at 1 year | Not diagnostic | Diagnostic |
HBV – hepatitis B virus; HCV – hepatitis C virus; HCC – hepatocellular carcinoma; US – ultrasound of the liver.