Open AccessA patient with hepatocellular carcinoma who developed invasive pulmonary aspergillosis after corticosteroid treatment
Author(s) -
Sato Shintaro,
Yamada Sho,
Nishizawa Tomotaka,
Oba Tomohiro,
Kawabe Rie,
Yamakawa Hideaki,
Akasaka Keiichi,
Amano Masako,
Matsushima Hidekazu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4628
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , aspergillosis , corticosteroid , lung , lung cancer , gastroenterology , radiology , pathology , immunology
Lung or head and neck cancer have been indicated as solid cancers associated with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), but the relationship with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unknown. We report a case of HCC in which the presence of cirrhosis and corticosteroid administration may have caused the development of IPA.