title: Hepatocellular carcinoma with sarcomatous change arising after eradication of HCV via interferon therapy.
abstract: A patient was diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C at the age of 63 years. He achieved eradication of HCV via interferon (IFN). Eight years after, a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was detected and treated through transarterial embolization and percutaneous ethanol injection therapy. After about 1 year, a large hypovascular tumor was detected. This tumor was surgically resected and diagnosed as an HCC with sarcomatous change. This is the first case of an HCC with sarcomatous change arising after a sustained response to IFN therapy.
authors.affiliation: Hitachi-kinen Hospital, Yasugi-shi, Shimane 692-0011, Japan. youko-fujii@hitachi-kinen.jp
authors.forename: Youko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Idobe-Fujii
authors.forename: Nagako
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ogi
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hosho
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koda
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Murawaki
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horie
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D007372:Interferons