Relatively Long Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Presenting With Carcinoid Syndrome

Hepatocelluar carcinoma is one of the commonest cancers in Nigeria. Some patients may manifest a variety of paraneoplastic syndromes. Carcinoid syndrome is an extremely rare presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma. A 57-year old man presented with recurrent facial flushing and diarrhea, tricuspid r...

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Autores principales: Nwokediuko, Sylvester Chuks, Uchenna, Ijoma, Esther, Ofoegbu, Okechukwu, Okafor, Augustine, Onuh, Charity, Ajuyah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5139840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27956985
http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/gr2010.02.171w
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Sumario:Hepatocelluar carcinoma is one of the commonest cancers in Nigeria. Some patients may manifest a variety of paraneoplastic syndromes. Carcinoid syndrome is an extremely rare presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma. A 57-year old man presented with recurrent facial flushing and diarrhea, tricuspid regurgitation, and very high level of urinary hydroxyindoleacetic acid (HIAA) as the first manifestation of a multicentric hepatic lesion which proved histologically to be hepatocellular carcinoma. The lesions also exhibited arterial hypervascularization on contrast enhanced computerized tomography. The patient is still alive after 6 years of symptoms.

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