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- Title
Hepatocellular carcinoma in the adult Fontan patient.
- Authors
Conroy, Michael R.; Moe, Tabitha G.
- Abstract
In this study, we describe the case of a 36-year-old woman who was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma on a background of Fontan procedure for tricuspid atresia. She had worsening heart failure in the months before presentation, and early investigations noted derangement in liver enzymes and hepatomegaly. Liver biopsy confirmed a hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatocellular carcinoma is a rare but recognised consequence of cardiac cirrhosis in Fontan patients.
- Subjects
LIVER cancer; TRICUSPID valve abnormalities; PULMONARY atresia; LIVER enzymes; LIVER biopsy; CIRRHOSIS of the liver; BIOPSY; CARDIOPULMONARY bypass; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART abnormalities; HEART failure; HEPATOCELLULAR carcinoma; LIVER tumors; POSTOPERATIVE period; TREATMENT effectiveness; DISEASE complications; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Cardiology in the Young, 2017, Vol 27, Issue 2, p407
- ISSN
1047-9511
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1017/S1047951116001360