Evolution and management of a hepatocellular carcinoma during pregnancy.
Coexistence of a hepatocellular carcinoma with pregnancy is extremely rare. The authors present the case of an African woman positive for hepatitis B surface antigen and referred to our hospital for suspected cervical incompetence in which a surgically unapproachable hepatocellular carcinoma was diagnosed. The patient refused termination of pregnancy or liver transplantation because of religious beliefs. In this case, the authors had the opportunity to follow the growth of the mass throughout the pregnancy and puerperium.
Alvarez de la Rosa
Margarita
M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain. margarita.alvarez@mac.com
Nicolás-Pérez
David
D
Muñiz-Montes
José Ramón
JR
Trujillo-Carrillo
José Luis
JL
D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*
D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens