J Liver Cancer.  2018 Sep;18(2):146-150. 10.17998/jlc.18.2.146.

The Natural Course of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Super-Elderly Patient

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. joyshim@khu.ac.kr

Abstract

As the mean life expectancy increases, the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in superelderly patients (>85 years old) is expected to increase in Korea. However, their clinical features, treatments, and treatment outcomes are unclear. Herein, we present a case of a large single HCC and its natural course in an 86-year-old man who refused any treatment following histologic diagnosis.

Keyword

Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

MeSH Terms

Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular*
Diagnosis
Humans
Incidence
Korea
Life Expectancy
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