Resected case of hepatocellular carcinoma associated with lupoid hepatitis.
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 alpha-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.
Motoo
Y
Y
First Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan.
Wakatsuki
T
T
Tanaka
N
N
Hinoue
Y
Y
Kobayashi
K
K
Hattori
N
N
Matsui
O
O
Izumi
R
R
Nakanuma
Y
Y
Ohta
G
G
D000368:Aged; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery