[Chronic hepatitis C presenting with a diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma]

Sofie Hallager; Nina Weis

[Chronic hepatitis C presenting with a diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2014 Aug 11;176(33):V02140131.

[Article in Danish]

Authors

Sofie Hallager¹, Nina Weis

Affiliation

¹ Infektionsmedicinsk Afdeling, Afsnit 144, Hvidovre Hospital, Kettegård Allé 30, 2650 Hvidovre. E-mail: [email protected].

PMID: 25293410

Abstract

Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) affects around 16,000 individuals in Denmark of whom about 50% are diagnosed. In the presence of CHC and cirrhosis the annual risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is 1-5%. We report on two patients who presented with disseminated HCC at the time of CHC diagnosis. At the time of diagnosis only non-curative treatment was available. An earlier diagnosis of CHC could potentially have led to a cure and prevention of HCC.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Alanine Transaminase / analysis
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / blood*
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / drug therapy
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / virology
Hepatitis C, Chronic / blood
Hepatitis C, Chronic / complications
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / blood*
Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
Liver Neoplasms / virology
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography
alpha-Fetoproteins / analysis

Substances

alpha-Fetoproteins
Alanine Transaminase