title: Hepatocellular carcinoma during pregnancy: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) during pregnancy is very rare with poor prognosis. We report a case of a HCC in a 33-year-old, pregnant female with an otherwise normal liver and no risk factors, diagnosed by routine prenatal ultrasound scan and elevated alpha-feto protein levels. She underwent a synchronous caesarean section and liver resection at 30 weeks of gestation with good perioperative outcome and no recurrent disease at 1-year follow-up. This case report discusses the clinical presentations, diagnostic and therapeutic strategies and literature review of this rare presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Pandanaboyana
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sanjay
authors.forename: Ilse
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dirkzwager
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chau
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Johnston
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography