Synchronous Presentation of Nasopharyngeal and Hepatocellular Carcinoma- A Rare Case Report - Abstract
Synchronous Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is extremely rare case presentation to be reported in English literature. We report a rare case of synchronous presentation of NPC and HCC in a 56year old male patient with a history of smoking and poor dietary habits. The patient initially presented with a diagnosis of NPC. During staging process, the abdominal ultrasonography detected solitary heteroechogenic irregular mass lesion, 8.3x7.7cm in segment VI and VII at the right lobe of the liver. Ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology of liver mass revealed HCC. The purpose of reporting the case is not only for its rarity but also in order to be acquainted with this coexistence and an emphasis for thorough systemic evaluation of all tobacco related like HCC and other possible associated cancers in patient of NPC with history of cigarette smoking and/or poor dietary habits for better diagnostic and therapeutic management.