Androgen associated hepatocellular carcinoma with an aggressive course

The hepatocellular carcinomas that develop in patients treated with androgens have previously been associated with a benign clinical outcome. We describe a man who developed a hepatocellular carcinoma after 24 years of androgen treatment, whose tumour initially showed partial regression after withdr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gut 1991-09, Vol.32 (9), p.1084-1086
Hauptverfasser:	Gleeson, D, Newbould, M J, Taylor, P, McMahon, R F, Leahy, B C, Warnes, T W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - chemically induced Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - pathology Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment Humans Hypogonadism - drug therapy Liver Neoplasms - chemically induced Liver Neoplasms - pathology Long-Term Care Male Medical sciences Methyltestosterone - adverse effects Middle Aged Pharmacology. Drug treatments
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Zusammenfassung:	The hepatocellular carcinomas that develop in patients treated with androgens have previously been associated with a benign clinical outcome. We describe a man who developed a hepatocellular carcinoma after 24 years of androgen treatment, whose tumour initially showed partial regression after withdrawal of androgens but subsequently pursued an aggressive and fatal course.
ISSN:	0017-5749 1468-3288 1458-3288
DOI:	10.1136/gut.32.9.1084