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Rapid Progression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Patient with Autoimmune Hepatitis
2011
Internal medicine (Tokyo. 1992)
We describe a case of a 69-year-old woman who developed rapidly progressive hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) associated with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) after a 7-year follow-up. Markers for viral hepatitis were negative. Serum tumor markers including alpha-fetoprotein and prothrombin induced by vitamin K absence II rose suddenly, and a large tumor was detected in spite of regular surveillance for HCC. Surgical treatment was performed. The resected liver specimen revealed well to moderately
doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.50.4873
pmid:21720061
fatcat:zbmjrayimnfd5ppx7f7mkwyvja