Journal of Liver Cancer

Kyung Hoon Lee

1 Article

A Case of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Young Patient with Suspected Autoimmune Hepatitis: 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; Journal of the Korean Liver Cancer Study Group. 2009;9(1):94-97. Published online June 30, 2009

Abstract PDF: 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.