TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapid progression of hepatocellular carcinoma after surgery: apropos of a case and review of the literature
AU - Vergara Gómez, Mercedes
AU - Miquel Planas, Mireia
AU - Gil Prades, Montserrat
AU - Dalmau Obrador, Blai
AU - Casas Rodrigo, Meritxell
AU - Sanchez Delgado, Jordi
AU - Bella, Maria Rosa
AU - Puig Domingo, Jordi
PY - 2010/10/1
Y1 - 2010/10/1
N2 - We report the case of a young man with chronic hepatitis B infection of probable perinatal acquisition who was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma at a very early stage (BCLC 0) with a highly favorable prognosis. However, the tumor progressed rapidly and the patient died within months. Currently, there are few data that could help to identify cases likely to show rapid progression and which could prompt initiation of aggressive therapies that might prevent or control such progression. © 2010 Elsevier España, S.L.
AB - We report the case of a young man with chronic hepatitis B infection of probable perinatal acquisition who was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma at a very early stage (BCLC 0) with a highly favorable prognosis. However, the tumor progressed rapidly and the patient died within months. Currently, there are few data that could help to identify cases likely to show rapid progression and which could prompt initiation of aggressive therapies that might prevent or control such progression. © 2010 Elsevier España, S.L.
KW - Chronic hepatitis B infection
KW - Hepatocellular carcinoma
KW - Liver cirrhosis
KW - Rapid progression
U2 - 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2010.03.008
DO - 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2010.03.008
M3 - Article
SN - 0210-5705
VL - 33
SP - 569
EP - 573
JO - Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia
JF - Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia
IS - 8
ER -
