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A 57-year-old man with cirrhotic genetic haemochromatosis (GH) attends the radiology department for his 6-monthly liver ultrasound scan. The scan shows two lesions which had not previously been seen measuring 19 mm and 29 mm, respectively. He is otherwise well and has no other comorbidities. His blood results are as follows: albumin 44 g/dL, AST 36 IU/L, bilirubin 15 μmol/L, creatinine 87 μmol/L, sodium 143 mmol/L, alpha-fetoprotein 4 μmol/L, platelet count 67 × 109/L and PT 12 s.
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Cross, T. (2017). Diagnosis and Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. In: Cross, T. (eds) Liver Disease in Clinical Practice. In Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43126-0_16
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