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Case #3 -
A 35 year old Asian male with weakness and weight loss

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
2.) What conditions predispose to hepatocellular carcinoma?

Predisposing conditions:


  • Diets contaminated by aflatoxins

  • Cirrhosis, especially postnecrotic: hepatitis B or C

  • Hemochromatosis
 
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