A case of hepatocellular carcinoma with paraneoplastic hypercholesterolemia, thrombocytosis and hypoglycemia

A 57 year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of large hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Laboratory data showed hypercholesterolemia, thrombocytosis and hypoglycemia. Based on several examinations and the clinical course, we diagnosed HCC with paraneoplastic syndrome. It is rare that 3 para...

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Published inNippon Shōkakibyō Gakkai zasshi Vol. 104; no. 8; p. 1231
Main Authors Inomata, Eriko, Sohda, Tetsuro, Nakane, Hidetoshi, Morihara, Daisuke, Hirose, Osamu, Kitamura, Yuji, Iwata, Kaoru, Irie, Makoto, Takeyama, Yasuaki, Watanabe, Hiroshi, Sakisaka, Shotaro
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 2007
Subjects
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - complications
Female
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia - complications
Hypoglycemia - complications
Liver Neoplasms - complications
Middle Aged
Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Thrombocytosis - complications
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Summary:A 57 year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of large hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Laboratory data showed hypercholesterolemia, thrombocytosis and hypoglycemia. Based on several examinations and the clinical course, we diagnosed HCC with paraneoplastic syndrome. It is rare that 3 paraneoplastic phenomena occur in a patient with HCC. In particular, paraneoplastic thrombocytosis is very rare in paraneoplastic syndrome associated with HCC.
ISSN:0446-6586
DOI:10.11405/nisshoshi.104.1231