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Case Reports
. 2006 Aug;10(5):639-43.
doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2006.00562.x.

Hepatocellular carcinoma in Wilson's disease: a rare association in childhood

Nurten Savas  1 , Oguz Canan, Figen Ozcay, Banu Bilezikci, Hamdi Karakayali, Ugur Yilmaz, Mehmet Haberal
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Hepatocellular carcinoma in Wilson's disease: a rare association in childhood

Nurten Savas et al. Pediatr Transplant. 2006 Aug.

Abstract

Wilson's disease is a hereditary disorder of copper metabolism that results in the accumulation of copper in the body, primarily in the liver, brain, and cornea. Hepatocellular carcinoma, in contrast to other causes of cirrhosis, is seldom associated with Wilson's disease. We present a 12-yr-old boy with Wilson's disease in whom hepatocellular carcinoma was incidentally diagnosed in the pathologic specimen examined after liver transplantation.

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