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Early occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in biliary atresia treated by liver transplantation
- Source :
- Pediatric Transplantation. 11:117-119
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2007.
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Abstract
- A case of liver transplantation for HCC complicating BA in an eight-month old infant is reported. HCC in BA is extremely rare. Screening of AFP and ultrasonographic examination should be performed regularly in patients with secondary biliary cirrhosis for early detection of HCC.
- Subjects :
- Male
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
medicine.medical_treatment
Liver transplantation
Gastroenterology
Biliary Atresia
Biliary atresia
Internal medicine
Carcinoma
Humans
Medicine
neoplasms
Immunosuppression Therapy
Transplantation
business.industry
Liver Neoplasms
Infant, Newborn
Immunosuppression
Settore MED/20 - Chirurgia Pediatrica e Infantile
medicine.disease
digestive system diseases
Liver Transplantation
Treatment Outcome
Biliary tract
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
alpha-Fetoproteins
business
Liver cancer
Immunosuppressive Agents
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13993046 and 13973142
- Volume :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pediatric Transplantation
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3f527ff5a8d1454e37476955b73573dd
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3046.2006.00623.x