Hepatic resection for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma during pregnancy: a case report

Abstract Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) during pregnancy is extremely rare. Treatment strategies for cancers detected during pregnancy have been controversial. We herein report a case of recurrent HCC detected at 20 weeks of pregnancy, which subsequently prompted hepatic resection after a...

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Main Authors: Takashi Maeda, Daisuke Imai, Huanlin Wang, Kyohei Yugawa, Nao Kinjo, Koto Kawata, Shinichiro Ikeda, Keitaro Edahiro, Kazuki Takeishi, Tomohiro Iguchi, Hiroto Kayashima, Noboru Harada, Mizuki Ninomiya, Shohei Yamaguchi, Kozo Konishi, Shinichi Tsutsui, Hiroyuki Matsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00985-9