A case of hepatocellular carcinoma in pregnancy detected by routine screening of maternal alpha-feto-protein.
A rare case of hepatocellular carcinoma in a 31-year-old woman is reported. The diagnosis was made at 16 weeks of pregnancy when very high levels of alpha-feto-protein were found upon routine examination. The pregnancy was terminated and cytostatic therapy was given. The patient died one year later.
Goldberg
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I
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah-Tiqva, Israel.
Hod
M
M
Katz
I
I
Friedman
S
S
Ovadia
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J
D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins