Hepatocellular carcinoma in the adult Fontan patient

Cardiol Young. 2017 Mar;27(2):407-409. doi: 10.1017/S1047951116001360. Epub 2016 Sep 19.

Abstract

In this study, we describe the case of a 36-year-old woman who was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma on a background of Fontan procedure for tricuspid atresia. She had worsening heart failure in the months before presentation, and early investigations noted derangement in liver enzymes and hepatomegaly. Liver biopsy confirmed a hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatocellular carcinoma is a rare but recognised consequence of cardiac cirrhosis in Fontan patients.

Keywords: Fontan; cirrhosis; hepatocellular; screening.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / etiology
  • Echocardiography
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Fontan Procedure / methods*
  • Heart Failure / complications*
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Liver Neoplasms / etiology
  • Postoperative Period
  • Tricuspid Atresia / surgery*