A case report of a teenager with hepatitis B surface antigen‐positive multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma in a noncirrhotic liver |
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| Authors: | Kwadwo Apeadu Danso,Rosemary Sefakor Akuaku,Rebekah Ruth Taylor,Emmanuella Amoako,Kofi Ulzen‐ Appiah,Bashiru Babatunde Jimah,Lily Gloria Tagoe |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Cape Coast Ghana ; 2. School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast Ghana ; 3. Department of Pathology, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Cape Coast Ghana ; 4. Department of Medical Imaging, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast Ghana ; 5. Department of Child Health, Korle‐Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra Ghana |
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| Abstract: | Hepatitis B virus is a known carcinogen for hepatocellular carcinoma, which is rare in the pediatric population. We report a 13‐year‐old patient with hepatitis B surface antigen‐positive multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma in a noncirrhotic liver. Her APRI score was 0.24. Her BCLC stage was C, and her caregiver opted for palliative care. |
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| Keywords: | gastroenterology and hepatology oncology pediatrics and adolescent medicine |
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