Case 23-2005: A 57-year-old man with a mass in the liver
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A 57-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of a mass, that was 4 cm in diameter, in the dome of the right lobe of the liver, which was identified with the help of computed tomographic (CT) scanning and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdominal area. Liver transplantation was considered as the primary treatment because it has the benefits of simultaneous removal of the primary cancer and replacement of the underlying cirrhotic liver, from which subsequent cancers may rise.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2005
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Epidermal growth factor gene functional polymorphism and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis
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A study was undertaken to examine the relation among human epidermal growth factor gene and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. Results revealed that the incidence of developing hepatocellular carcinoma was higher in patients who suffered from liver cirrhosis and carried the epidermal growth factor gene.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2008
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Case 33-2006: A 43-year-old man with diabetes, hypogonadism, cirrhosis, arthralgias and fatigue
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A 43-year-old man is diagnosed with hereditary hemochromatosis due to a mutation in the HFE gene with diabetes, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, and probable hepatic cirrhosis. It is found that this case is consistent with HFE-related hereditary hemochromatosis with severe iron overload.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2006
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