A young patient with type 2 diabetes associated non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma

The rising prevalence of the metabolic syndrome has led to an increase of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and its progressive-inflammatory form called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). In recent years, NAFLD and NASH have become major risk factors for developing liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this case, we report a 46-year-old patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic comorbidities including...