title: Hepatocellular carcinoma in Wilson's disease: a rare association in childhood.
abstract: Wilson's disease is a hereditary disorder of copper metabolism that results in the accumulation of copper in the body, primarily in the liver, brain, and cornea. Hepatocellular carcinoma, in contrast to other causes of cirrhosis, is seldom associated with Wilson's disease. We present a 12-yr-old boy with Wilson's disease in whom hepatocellular carcinoma was incidentally diagnosed in the pathologic specimen examined after liver transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. nakyurek2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nurten
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Savas
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Canan
authors.forename: Figen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozcay
authors.forename: Banu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bilezikci
authors.forename: Hamdi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karakayali
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haberal
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male