- A Case of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Young Patient with Suspected Autoimmune Hepatitis
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Yu Jin Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Kyung Rim Huh, Kyung Hoon Lee, Tae Ho Hahn, Dong Joon Kim, Myung Seok Lee, Choong Kee Park, Min Jeong Kim, Soo Ki Min
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Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2009;9(1):94-97. Published online June 30, 2009
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Abstract
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- Whether the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in young patients is different from elderly patients is still controversial.
Previous reports revealed that most of the young hepatocellular carcinoma patients have hepatitis B viral infection, larger
tumor and more advanced stage than elderly patients, and these features not just young age are related with poor survival.
We experienced a case of stage IVA hepatocellular carcinoma suspected to be related with autoimmune hepatitis in a
28-year-old man. Even though 3 times of transarterial chemoembolization and best supportive care were given, he died 7
months after diagnosis.
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