[Diethylstilbestrol-induced liver cancer?].
The case is reported of a 77-year-old man who died from hepatocellular carcinoma without accompanying cirrhosis, after being treated with a total of 668 g diethyl-stilbestrol over a 12-year period for suspected carcinoma of the prostate. Possible relationships between this treatment and the hepatic cancer are discussed in the light of the relevant literature.
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy
D004054:Diethylstilbestrol
Diäthylstilböstrol-induziertes Leberzellkarzinom?