Hepatocellular Carcinoma Arising from Non-Cirrhotic Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis.
10.12771/emj.2014.37.S.S33
- Author:
Min ROH
1
;
Tae Yeob KIM
;
Joo Hyun SOHN
;
Jae Keun PARK
;
Seung LEE
;
Han Joon KIM
;
Juyeon PYO
;
Young Ha OH
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea. ktydoc@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Carcinoma, hepatocellular;
Fatty liver;
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- MeSH:
Alcohol Drinking;
Biopsy;
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular*;
Fatty Liver*;
Female;
Hepatitis B;
Humans;
Korea;
Liver;
Liver Cirrhosis;
Middle Aged;
Prevalence;
Risk Factors
- From:The Ewha Medical Journal
2014;37(Suppl):S33-S36
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The major risk factors of hepatocellular carcinoma include hepatitis B or C virus infection and alcohol consumption in Korea which lead to liver cirrhosis development and progression. However, prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease related hepatocellular carcinoma is rising worldwide and hepatocellular carcinoma cases in patients with non-cirrhotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis are increasing. A hypoechoic nodule was incidentally detected in a 52-year-old woman, with no evidence of liver cirrhosis or specific hepatocellular carcinoma findings on radiological examination. Non-cirrhotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis-associated hepatocellular carcinoma was diagnosed based on clinical, laboratory, and histopathological findings of liver biopsy. To our knowledge, this is the first such case report in Korea.
