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Granulocyte-colony-stimulating-factor-producing hepatocellular carcinoma
S Yamamoto1, S Takashima, H Ogawa
1Department of Medicine III, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan.
Journal of Gastroenterology
|October 27, 1999
Summary
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) rarely causes granulocytosis. This case highlights a G-CSF-producing HCC tumor that caused elevated white blood cell counts, which correlated with tumor growth and treatment response.
Area of Science:
- Hepatology
- Oncology
- Hematology
Background:
- Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary liver cancer.
- Marked granulocytosis is an uncommon finding in HCC patients.