Surgical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in pregnancy: A case report

Asian Journal of Surgery

John Wang¹  Chih-Chiang Hung²  Wing-Yiu Lui²  Cheng-Chung Wu²  Shao-Bin Cheng²  Jiun-Yi Hsia²  Fan-Ku P'eng² 

[1] Department of Pathology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC;Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC;

关键词: hepatocellular carcinoma;    pregnancy;    surgical resection;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.asjsur.2012.04.012

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurring in pregnancy is very rare. The prognosis is usually poor because of unclear clinical presentation. A 30-year-old woman who suffered from HCC during pregnancy underwent hepatectomy twice, and resection for pulmonary metastasis once. A healthy infant was delivered after the first hepatectomy. Currently, she remains disease free 55 months after the second hepatectomy and 39 months after pulmonary metastatectomy. Moreover, she had another healthy infant 37 months after pulmonary metastatectomy. Aggressive resection of recurrent HCC may prolong life, and pregnancy should not alter the treatment strategy for HCC.

【 授权许可】

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