J. Detomas et al., HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA IN A NONCIRRHOTIC COAL-MINER WITH SECONDARY HEMOCHROMATOSIS, European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology, 9(6), 1997, pp. 633-634
We report a case of hepatocarcinoma in a non-cirrhotic patient with se
condary haemochromatosis. A 61-year-old man, who had been a coal miner
for 36 years, presented with a well differentiated hepatocarcinoma wi
thout cirrhosis. The patient had a haemochromatosis with no family his
tory of liver disease and a normal genetic study. Right hepatectomy wa
s performed and 15 months later there has been no recurrence. This cas
e confirms the possibility of hepatocarcinoma occurring in haemochroma
tosis patients without cirrhosis. The recognition of populations at ri
sk of haemochromatosis is a necessity, and this should include coal mi
ners.