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Hepatocellular carcinoma in a case of Dubin-Johnson syndrome treated successfully with right extended lobectomy

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A 57-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cirrhosis combined with Dubin-Johnson syndrome was successfully treated by extensive right hepatic lobectomy. While the preoperative serum bilirubin levels is one of the criteria in determining the indication for radical hepatic resection, it does not play a decisive role in the case of combined Dubin-Johnson syndrome.

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  1. Second Department of Surgery, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Radiology and Pathology, Osaka University Medical School, 553, Osaka, Japan

    Jun Okamura, Morito Monden, Shinichi Horikawa, Osman Sikujara, Goro Kosaki, Koichi Seki, Chikazumi Kuroda & Masami Sakurai

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Okamura, J., Monden, M., Horikawa, S. et al. Hepatocellular carcinoma in a case of Dubin-Johnson syndrome treated successfully with right extended lobectomy. The Japanese Journal of Surgery 10, 343–347 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02468798

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