Hepatocellular carcinoma in a noncirrhotic liver after long-term use of danazol for hereditary angioedema

Case Rep Oncol. 2014 Dec 9;7(3):825-7. doi: 10.1159/000370106. eCollection 2014 Sep-Dec.

Abstract

We report a 57-year-old male who was treated with high-dose danazol for hereditary angioedema for more than 30 years; he developed hepatocellular carcinoma in the absence of cirrhosis. Despite surgical resection, he had a recurrence and received sorafenib, but had a poor skin tolerance. Such tumors arising after danazol are infrequent, and this case is highly unique due to the minor lesions found on the liver.

Keywords: Danazol; Drug-induced cancer; Healthy liver; Hepatocellular carcinoma.

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