Hepatocellular carcinoma complicating biliary cirrhosis caused by biliary atresia: Report of a case

A case of hepatocellular carcinoma complicating biliary cirrhosis caused by biliary atresia is reported. The patient had persistent severe jaundice with hepatosplenomegary. A liver tumor was suspected because of the elevated serum α-fetoprotein and was shown by ultrasonography at 6 years of age. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric surgery 1995-12, Vol.30 (12), p.1713-1716
Hauptverfasser:	Kohno, Miyuki, Kitatani, Hideki, Wada, Hideichi, Kajimoto, Teruho, Matuno, Hisao, Tanino, Mikio, Nakagawa, Tetsuya, Takarada, Akira
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	alpha-Fetoproteins - analysis Biliary Atresia - complications Biliary Atresia - pathology Biological and medical sciences Biomarkers, Tumor - analysis Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - etiology Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - pathology Child, Preschool Fatal Outcome Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Liver - pathology Liver Cirrhosis - etiology Liver Cirrhosis - pathology Liver Function Tests Liver Neoplasms - etiology Liver Neoplasms - pathology Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas Medical sciences Palliative Care Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of hepatocellular carcinoma complicating biliary cirrhosis caused by biliary atresia is reported. The patient had persistent severe jaundice with hepatosplenomegary. A liver tumor was suspected because of the elevated serum α-fetoprotein and was shown by ultrasonography at 6 years of age. The tumor was treated with percutaneous ethanol injection therapy (PEIT). Nine months after initiation of PEIT, the patient died of massive bleeding from a metastatic tumor.
ISSN:	0022-3468 1531-5037
DOI:	10.1016/0022-3468(95)90461-1