title: Hepatocellular carcinoma complicating biliary cirrhosis caused by biliary atresia: report of a case.
abstract: A case of hepatocellular carcinoma complicating biliary cirrhosis caused by biliary atresia is reported. The patient had persistent severe jaundice with hepatosplenomegaly. A liver tumor was suspected because of the elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein and was shown by ultrasonography at 6 years of age. The tumor was treated with percutaneous ethanol injection therapy (PEIT). Nine months after initiation of PEIT, the patient died of massive bleeding from a metastatic tumor.
authors: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kohno
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Kitatani
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Wada
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Kajimoto
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Matuno
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Tanino
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Nakagawa
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Takarada
mesh_terms: D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010166:Palliative Care; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins