The Natural Course of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Super-Elderly Patient
- Author:
Yoo Min PARK
1
;
In Zoo CHOI
;
Jae Jun SHIM
;
Byung Ho KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- MeSH: Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Diagnosis; Humans; Incidence; Korea; Life Expectancy
- From:Journal of Liver Cancer 2018;18(2):146-150
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: As the mean life expectancy increases, the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in superelderly patients (>85 years old) is expected to increase in Korea. However, their clinical features, treatments, and treatment outcomes are unclear. Herein, we present a case of a large single HCC and its natural course in an 86-year-old man who refused any treatment following histologic diagnosis.
