title: An asymptomatic huge hepatocellular carcinoma with intra-atrial tumor thrombus in a patient with chronic hepatitis B viral infection.
abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most important complication of cirrhosis. All types of cirrhosis predispose to hepatocellular carcinoma, but 10 to 20% of cases may develop in patients without cirrhosis. Here, we present an asymptomatic precirrhotic patient with hepatocellular carcinoma and intra-atrial tumor thrombus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterohepatology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. kadirdr@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Kadir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Akyüz
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poyanli
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okten
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology