Synchronous hepatocellular carcinoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a patient with chronic hepatitis B: A case report and literature review.
A 63-year-old Chinese man with chronic hepatitis B was found on routine screening to have a liver mass and reported nasal obstruction.
Clinical pearl
A liver mass and nasal obstruction in a patient with chronic hepatitis B may reflect synchronous primary cancers; tissue confirmation established distinct hepatocellular and nasopharyngeal malignancies in this case.