1. [Rapid progression of hepatocellular carcinoma after surgery: apropos of a case and review of the literature].
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Vergara Gómez M, Miquel Planas M, Gil Prades M, Dalmau Obrador B, Casas Rodrigo M, Sanchez Delgado J, Bella MR, and Puig Domingo J
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- Adult, Antiviral Agents therapeutic use, Biomarkers, Tumor blood, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular diagnostic imaging, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular etiology, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular surgery, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular therapy, Chemoembolization, Therapeutic, Combined Modality Therapy, Disease Progression, Doxorubicin administration & dosage, Fatal Outcome, Hepatitis B, Chronic complications, Hepatitis B, Chronic congenital, Hepatitis B, Chronic virology, Humans, Interferons therapeutic use, Lamivudine therapeutic use, Liver Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Liver Neoplasms etiology, Liver Neoplasms surgery, Liver Neoplasms therapy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Ultrasonography, Viral Load, alpha-Fetoproteins analysis, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular pathology, Hepatectomy methods, Liver Neoplasms pathology
- Abstract
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., (Copyright © 2010 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved.)
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- 2010
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