[Diethylstilbestrol-induced liver cancer?].

The case is reported of a 77-year-old man who died from hepatocellular carcinoma without accompanying cirrhosis, after being treated with a total of 668 g diethyl-stilbestrol over a 12-year period for suspected carcinoma of the prostate. Possible relationships between this treatment and the hepatic cancer are discussed in the light of the relevant literature.