17 research outputs found
Intracranial hemorrage due to brain metastases in an Italian HCV patient with hepatocellular carcinoma
No full textBrain metastases from hepatocarcinoma are exceptional and only a few cases have been reported in the literature, mainly from Far-Eastern countries. Clinical diagnosis in asymptomatic patients with preserved liver function is difficult and usually late. In some cases, cerebral metastasis is the initial manifestation of HCC and patients may develop intracerebral hemorrage and have a stroke-like presentation. We report on the first Italian case of cerebral metastases from multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma in an asymptomatic HbsAg negative patient with unknown HCV related chronic hepatitis and no evidence of liver cirrhosis. For many years he had a mild liver enzyme elevation and the presence of multiple misinterpreted hypoechogenic hepatic lesions. The hepatic tumor spread to the lungs and the brain and the patient developed two major episodes of intracranial hemorrage. He had two nodular lesions in the brain and alpha-fetoprotein levels were more than 10,000 ng/ml. He died from neurologic causes, without major signs of liver failure
Clinical trial: low plasma cholesterol and oxidative stress predict rapid virological response to standard therapy with peginterferon and ribavirin in HCV patients
No full textRapid virological response (RVR) is the best predictor of sustained response to standard HCV treatment
Clinical features and coronary risk of subjects with the insulin resistance metabolic sindrome
No full textSERUM TOTAL AND LDL CHOLESTEROL, THE METABOLIC SYNDROME AND OXIDATIVE STRESS ARE INDEPENDENT PREDICTORS OF RAPID VIROLOGICAL RESPONSE IN HCV PATIENTS
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Insulin resistance (1R) but not reduced insulin secretion (IS) is associated to non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
No full textEscroto agudo na criança.
No full textTrabalho de Conclusão de Curso - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Pediatria, Curso de Medicina, Florianópolis, 200
