Spontaneous remission of hepatocellular carcinoma after massive gastrointestinal haemorrhage.
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A rare cause of gastrointestinal haemorrhage: gastric invasion by hepatocellular carcinoma
Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are predisposed to upper gastrointestinal (GI) haemorrhage with bleeding gastro-oesophageal varices and peptic ulcers being the common aetiologies. On rare occasions, HCC with direct invasion into the upper GI tract can lead to haemorrhage. Recognizing the possibility of invasive HCC causing upper GI haemorrhage is of paramount importance as acute ma...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 300 6725 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990