SMJ articles in the category "hepatocellular carcinoma"

Case Report

Postchemotherapy Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy Emulating Ornithine Transcarbamoylase (OTC) Deficiency

A young patient with hepatocellular carcinoma receiving chemotherapy presented with encephalopathy. Evaluation of the patient revealed a metabolic profile consistent with ornithine transcarbamoylase (OTC) deficiency, an inherited disorder of the urea cycle. The evaluation yielded a plasma amino acid analysis consistent with OTC deficiency. However, genetic analysis did not reveal…

Posted in: chemotherapy 15 hepatocellular carcinoma 3

Review Article

Outpatient Management of Cirrhosis: A Narrative Review

Abstract:Cirrhosis is the 12th leading cause of death in the United States. Individuals with cirrhosis are at risk for many potential complications. Complications can be managed or detected early with proper outpatient management. The most lethal of these complications is bleeding esophageal varices. All patients with cirrhosis should be screened…

Posted in: ascites 3 cirrhosis 9 esophageal varices 2 hepatocellular carcinoma 3

Case Report

Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B Virus Coinfection: An Emerging Problem?

Infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have similar risk factors and routes of transmission. It is estimated that 64 to 84% of HIV-infected individuals have positive markers for anti-HBc antibodies, with the chronic HBV infection rate approaching 16%. There is, however, a paucity of information…

Posted in: hepatitis B virus 3 hepatocellular carcinoma 3 human immunodeficiency virus 23
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