Manejo terapêutico do hepatocarcinoma fibrolamelar
Fibrolamellar carcinoma of the liver is a distinct variant of hepatocellular carcinoma characterized by the lack of association with cirrhosis or other underlying liver diseases, as hepatitis B virus. The serum alpha-fetoprotein level is often not elevated, occuring typically in young patients. Dist...
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doaj-48df4b8d5eea4d4c85953d43b58036772020-11-25T01:35:44ZengColégio Brasileiro de CirurgiõesRevista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões1809-454632210410510.1590/S0100-69912005000200012S0100-69912005000200012Manejo terapêutico do hepatocarcinoma fibrolamelarMarlus Moreira0João Eduardo Leal Nicoluzzi1Pedro Ernesto Caron2Hospital Angelina CaronHôpital Paul BrousseHospital Angelina CaronFibrolamellar carcinoma of the liver is a distinct variant of hepatocellular carcinoma characterized by the lack of association with cirrhosis or other underlying liver diseases, as hepatitis B virus. The serum alpha-fetoprotein level is often not elevated, occuring typically in young patients. Distinction from conventional hepatocellular carcinoma is of clinical significance, because prognosis is far better due to higher ressecability and more indolent growth. We describe a case of a 26-year-old woman free of other liver diseases presenting with a large abdominal palpable mass. After ressection by vascular exclusion technique, the pathologic examination revealed fibrolamellar carcinoma. The former should not be confused with the hepatocellular carcinoma, since it is related with a more favorable prognosis.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912005000200012&lng=en&tlng=enLiver diseasesCarcinoma, hepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsCarcinoma |
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Marlus Moreira João Eduardo Leal Nicoluzzi Pedro Ernesto Caron Manejo terapêutico do hepatocarcinoma fibrolamelar Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões Liver diseases Carcinoma, hepatocellular Liver Neoplasms Carcinoma |
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Marlus Moreira João Eduardo Leal Nicoluzzi Pedro Ernesto Caron |
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Marlus Moreira |
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Manejo terapêutico do hepatocarcinoma fibrolamelar |
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Manejo terapêutico do hepatocarcinoma fibrolamelar |
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Manejo terapêutico do hepatocarcinoma fibrolamelar |
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Manejo terapêutico do hepatocarcinoma fibrolamelar |
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Manejo terapêutico do hepatocarcinoma fibrolamelar |
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manejo terapêutico do hepatocarcinoma fibrolamelar |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões |
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Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões |
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1809-4546 |
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Fibrolamellar carcinoma of the liver is a distinct variant of hepatocellular carcinoma characterized by the lack of association with cirrhosis or other underlying liver diseases, as hepatitis B virus. The serum alpha-fetoprotein level is often not elevated, occuring typically in young patients. Distinction from conventional hepatocellular carcinoma is of clinical significance, because prognosis is far better due to higher ressecability and more indolent growth. We describe a case of a 26-year-old woman free of other liver diseases presenting with a large abdominal palpable mass. After ressection by vascular exclusion technique, the pathologic examination revealed fibrolamellar carcinoma. The former should not be confused with the hepatocellular carcinoma, since it is related with a more favorable prognosis. |
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Liver diseases Carcinoma, hepatocellular Liver Neoplasms Carcinoma |
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