Resumen

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) typically originates from HBV or HCV associated liver cirrhosis. Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a kind of autoimmune disease. A sixty-two year old female patient with mild liver damage was diagnosed with pSS after excluding viral, alcoholic and drug-induced hepatitis according to serum immunological detection and liver biopsy. But when she was hospitalized for a second time two years later, a CT scan revealed liver neoplasm. Surgery confirmed HCC and liver cirrhosis by pathology. The elevated level of AFP recovered to normal after tumorectomy. In conclusion, HCC might be a candidate outcome in patients with pSS; it is the doctors’ responsibility to keep this kind of patient under surveillance.

Palabras clave: Autoimmune disease hepatic tumor surveillance.

2013-10-04   |   564 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 12 Núm.5. Septiembre-Octubre 2013 Pags. 824-829 Ann Hepatol 2013; 12(5)