Protective altruistic phlebotomy: hereditary haemochromatosis presenting as hepatocellular carcinoma in a non-cirrhotic 83-year-old man
Ooka K, Onyiuke I, Zhang X, Taddei TH. Protective altruistic phlebotomy: hereditary haemochromatosis presenting as hepatocellular carcinoma in a non-cirrhotic 83-year-old man. BMJ Case Reports 2016, 2016: bcr2016216649. PMID: 27591041, PMCID: PMC5020720, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-216649.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaHereditary haemochromatosisSolitary liver tumorSigns of recurrenceAbdominal painElevated transaminasesHepatic manifestationLiver diseaseLate presentationSurveillance imagingIron overloadRoutine phlebotomyLiver tumorsMultisystem disorderCarcinomaHaemochromatosisNew complicationsCirrhosisPartial hepatectomyIron metabolismMenHepatomegalyPainComplicationsHaemosiderosis