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Resected case of hepatocellular carcinoma associated with lupoid hepatitis
Author(s) -
MOTOO YOSHIHARU,
WAKATSUKI TOSHINOSUKE,
TANAKA NOBUYOSHI,
HINOUE YOSHINOBU,
KOBAYASHI KENICHI,
HATTORI NOBU,
MATSUI OSAMU,
IZUMI RYOHEI,
NAKANUMA YASUNI,
OHTA GOROKU
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1989.tb00837.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , dermatology , hepatitis , gastroenterology
Abstract A 65 year old woman with lupoid hepatitis developed hepatocellular carcinoma which was diagnosed at an early stage. She had no history of blood transfusion and serum hepatitis B virus markers were negative. Prednisolone and 6‐mercaptopurine were administered for the treatment of lupoid hepatitis. A hepatocellular carcinoma was detected by the elevation of serum α‐fetoprotein and imaging studies. A tumour, 1.4 cm in diameter, was located in the lateral segment of the left hepatic lobe. It was resected by hepatic subsegmentectomy. Histological study showed a hepatocellular carcinoma of Edmondson type II against a background of posthepatitic cirrhosis. The patient was in good condition 2.5 years after the operation.