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

Authors

  • Angelo Alves de MATTOS Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
  • Patrícia dos Santos MARCON Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
  • Fernanda Schild Branco de ARAÚJO Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
  • Gabriela Perdomo CORAL Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
  • Cristiane Valle TOVO Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre

Abstract

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 unusual event. Recently, it has been suggested that HCV genotype 3 may have a particular oncogenic mechanism, but the factors involved in these cases as well as the profile of these patients are still not fully understood. Thus, we present the case of a non-cirrhotic fifty-year-old male with HCV infection, genotype 3a, who developed HCC two years after treatment with pegylated-interferon and ribavirin, with SVR, in Brazil.

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Published

2015-12-01

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 6 (2015)

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

MATTOS, A. A. de, MARCON, P. dos S., ARAÚJO, F. S. B. de, CORAL, G. P., & TOVO, C. V. (2015). HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA IN A NON-CIRRHOTIC PATIENT WITH SUSTAINED VIROLOGICAL RESPONSE AFTER HEPATITIS C TREATMENT . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 57(6), 519-522. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/112777