Clinical Case Reports (Dec 2020)
Hepatitis B virus core–related antigen is useful for surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence in a patient with occult hepatitis B virus infection: Case report
- Keiji Yokoyama,
- Eri Yamauchi,
- Yotaro Uchida,
- Takanori Kitaguchi,
- Hiromi Fukuda,
- Ryo Yamauchi,
- Naoaki Tsuchiya,
- Kaoru Umeda,
- Kazuhide Takata,
- Takashi Tanaka,
- Shinjiro Inomata,
- Daisuke Morihara,
- Yasuaki Takeyama,
- Satoshi Shakado,
- Shotaro Sakisaka,
- Fumihito Hirai
Affiliations
- Keiji Yokoyama
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan
- Eri Yamauchi
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan
- Yotaro Uchida
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan
- Takanori Kitaguchi
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan
- Hiromi Fukuda
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan
- Ryo Yamauchi
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan
- Naoaki Tsuchiya
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan
- Kaoru Umeda
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan
- Kazuhide Takata
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan
- Takashi Tanaka
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan
- Shinjiro Inomata
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan
- Daisuke Morihara
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan
- Yasuaki Takeyama
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan
- Satoshi Shakado
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan
- Shotaro Sakisaka
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan
- Fumihito Hirai
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3360
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 8,
no. 12
pp. 3031 – 3036
Abstract
Abstract Serum HBV core–related antigen (HBcrAg) is useful for detecting HCC in patients with occult HBV infection. Surveillance for HCC is needed in patients who are positive for HBcrAg, even if they are negative for HBsAg and HBV DNA.
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