Clival metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report of a rare skull-base malignancy
In the case of a suspected clivus metastasis of unknown origin, it is reasonable to take tumor markers. This increases the likelihood of an appropriate diagnosis and avoids unnecessary and risky surgery. If all tests are inconclusive, a biopsy of the lesion is the diagnostic gold standard. The treatment of metastatic disease in the clivus (in our case a hepatocellular carcinoma) remains palliative.
Authors
- Matic Bošnjak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5536-7518)
- Jure Urbančič (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5546-4772)
- Tomislav Felbabić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9617-5814)
- Domen Vozel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9992-5892)
- Roman Bošnjak
Institutions
- University of Ljubljana (SI)
- Ljubljana University Medical Centre (SI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2025.1567187
- Primary Topic
- Brain Metastases and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00