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Hepatocellular carcinoma in pregnancy. A case report
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA. pgisi@kumc.edu
Background:
Hepatocellular carcinoma presenting in pregnancy is very rare, and experience treating this condition is limited. Past reports have emphasized the need for pregnancy termination as part of treatment.
Case:
A young, otherwise healthy woman was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma in the second trimester. Her only risk factor was a six-year history of oral contraceptive use. She opted to maintain the pregnancy and was treated with surgical resection in the form of a right hepatectomy. Both she and her child were alive and well 24 months following surgery.
Conclusion:
Hepatocellular carcinoma in pregnancy can be successfully treated by surgical resection without adjuvant therapy; pregnancy termination is not mandatory.
