Hepatocellular carcinoma in primary biliary cirrhosis: report of four cases

Of 98 patients dying with primary biliary cirrhosis only four developed hepatocellular carcinoma. It is suggested that the development of hepatocellular carcinoma is uncommon in this type of chronic liver disease because of its known female preponderance, and the fact that cirrhosis develops late in...

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Published in:Gut 1979-03, Vol.20 (3), p.255-258
Main Authors: Krasner, N, Johnson, P J, Portmann, B, Watkinson, G, Macsween, R N, Williams, R
Format: Article
Language:English
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - etiology
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - pathology
Female
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary - complications
Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary - pathology
Liver Neoplasms - etiology
Liver Neoplasms - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
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Summary:Of 98 patients dying with primary biliary cirrhosis only four developed hepatocellular carcinoma. It is suggested that the development of hepatocellular carcinoma is uncommon in this type of chronic liver disease because of its known female preponderance, and the fact that cirrhosis develops late in the course of the illness.
ISSN:0017-5749
1468-3288
1458-3288
DOI:10.1136/gut.20.3.255