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A case report of a teenager with hepatitis B surface antigen-positive multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma in a noncirrhotic liver.

Kwadwo Apeadu DansoRosemary Sefakor AkuakuRebekah Ruth TaylorEmmanuella AmoakoKofi Ulzen-AppiahBashiru Babatunde JimahLily Gloria Tagoe
Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)
Hepatitis B virus is a known carcinogen for hepatocellular carcinoma, which is rare in the pediatric population. We report a 13-year-old patient with hepatitis B surface antigen-positive multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma in a noncirrhotic liver. Her APRI score was 0.24. Her BCLC stage was C, and her caregiver opted for palliative care.
Keyphrases
  • hepatitis b virus
  • palliative care
  • liver failure
  • advanced cancer
  • case report