title: Hepatocellular carcinoma complicating primary sclerosing cholangitis in Crohn's disease. A case report.
abstract: The prevalence of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) in Crohn's disease (CD) patients is up to 8.5%. Although cholangiocarcinoma may complicate long-standing PSC in one third of the cases if follow-up is extended long enough, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a rare complication of PSC. The concomitant presence of PSC, HCC and CD have been reported sporadically. We discuss here a case of association of these three conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Demarchi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bresso
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Novero
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palestro
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sapone
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pellicano
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bonardi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smedile
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rizzetto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Astegiano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications*; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000150:complications*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male