1. Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Fontan Operation: Multicenter Case Series.
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Egbe, Alexander C., Poterucha, Joseph T., Warnes, Carole A., Connolly, Heidi M., Baskar, Shankar, Ginde, Salil, Clift, Paul, Kogon, Brian, Book, Wendy M., Walker, Niki, Wagenaar, Lodewijk, Moe, Tabitha, Oechslin, Erwin, Kay, W. Aaron, Norris, Mark, Gordon-Walker, Timothy, Dillman, Jonathan R., Trout, Andrew, Anwar, Nadeem, and Hoskoppal, Arvind
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LIVER cancer , *ABDOMINAL pain , *JAUNDICE , *DYSPNEA , *FEVER , *TUMOR treatment , *CARDIOPULMONARY bypass , *COMPARATIVE studies , *CONGENITAL heart disease , *LIVER tumors , *HEPATOCELLULAR carcinoma , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL cooperation , *RESEARCH , *RISK assessment , *TIME , *EVALUATION research , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
The article offers information on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) which is a recognized long-term complication following the Fontan operation. Topics discussed include information on symptoms of HCC which involves abdominal pain, jaundice, ascites, dyspnea, and fever; an observation that patients undergoing the Fontan operation are at risk of developing HCC from a young age; and information on medical therapy with sorafenib in HCC.
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- 2018
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