Thalidomide for the treatment of metastatic hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: A case report with a long term follow-up

Hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (HEH) is an unusual, low-grade malignant vascular tumor of the liver. Here we describe a case of a 40-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain in the upper right quadrant...

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An update on the management of hepatitis C: guidelines for protease inhibitor-based triple therapy from the Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver

Hepatitis C is a common cause of end-stage liver disease, and the main indication for liver transplantation in Latin America. Treatment of hepatitis C infected patients improves important long-term outcomes as mortality....

Patients with hyponatremic cirrhosis have low-grade cerebral edema and poor quality-of-life

Transforming growth factor ααααα immunoreactivity. A study in hepatocellular carcinoma and in non-neoplastic liver tissue

Background. Transforming growth factor alpha (TGFα) is an important mitogen that binds to epidermal growth factor receptor and is associated with the development of several tumors. Aims. Assessment of the immunoexpressi...