In order to detect and to evaluate the frequency the distribution and the radiological findings of skeletal metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma the authors retrospectively analyzed radiographic scintigraphic and CT findings of 257 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. The results were as follows: 1. Skeletal metastases were demonstrated in 21 patients (8.2%) 2 Frequent symptoms were pain limitation of motion paralysis and mass. In nine of them the initial symp-toms were due to skeletal metastases. 3. The common sites of metastases were spine(13 cases) ribs (8 cases) pelvis (8 cases) and femur(6 cases). Humerus skull and sternum were also frequently involved. 4. Plain film findings were purely osteolytic in all cases and pathologic fractures were noted in 5 cases 5. The lesions appear expansile in 7 cases and 4 of them showed associated soft tissue masses on CT scans, 6, Bone scans were performed in 13 cases of them and showed increased radiotracer uptake in all. 7. Angiographic studies of 3 cases showed hypervascularity of the metastatic lesions as well as the primary hepatic tumor.