title: [Hepatocellular carcinoma without cirrhosis in a patient with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis].
abstract: All cases of hepatocellular carcinoma reported thus for in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis have occurred on preexisting cirrhosis. We report the case of a 68-Year-old male patient with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis who developed hepatocellular carcinoma in the absence of cirrhosis. This observation suggests a possible relationship between nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and/or excess body weight, and hepatocellular carcinoma independent of cirrhosis. Further epidemiological studies are needed to evaluate the incidence of this association.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hépatologie et de Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil.
authors.forename: Rabia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bencheqroun
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duvoux
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luciani
authors.forename: Elie-Serge
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Zafrani
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dhumeaux
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000209:etiology*; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000150:complications*; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male