Gross pathologic types of hepatocellular carcinoma in Italian patients: Relationship with demographic, environmental, and clinical factors
CancerPublished 1 September 1993
Franco Trevisani, Paolo Caraceni, Mauro Bernardi, Paola E. D'Intino, Vincenzo Arienti, P. Amorati
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The prevalence of the different hepatocellular carcinoma macroscopic types and the association between these types and age, gender, blood group, alcohol and coffee intake, smoking habit, hepatitis virus markers, underlying cirrhosis, and cancer histologic type were retrospectively assessed.
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In Italian patients, HCC presents most frequently as a solitary nodule. The presence or absence of cirrhosis, blood group, and smoking habit can influence the likelihood of developing certain HCC shapes. The probability of harboring highly undifferentiated cells increases as the cancer increases in size. In cirrhosis, advanced liver dysfunction may predispose to diffuse HCC.
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