HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA IN A NON-CIRRHOTIC PATIENT WITH SUSTAINED VIROLOGICAL RESPONSE AFTER HEPATITIS C TREATMENT

Chronic infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the main risk factors for the development of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the emergence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in non-cirrhotic HCV patients, especially after sustained virological response (SVR) is an unusua...

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Main Authors: Angelo Alves de MATTOS, Patrícia dos Santos MARCON, Fernanda Schild Branco de ARAÚJO, Gabriela Perdomo CORAL, Cristiane Valle TOVO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652015000600519&lng=en&tlng=en