The Medical-Surgical Journal
Hepatic viruses and their role in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma: A clinical study of 190 patients
By Alina Elisabeta Lehaci, D. V. SCRIPCARIU, Ruxandra Teodora STAN and 5 others.
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide, with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections representing its major etiological factors.
Aim
To evaluate the etiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of patients with HCC and to compare patients with HCC alone and HCC associated with liver cirrhosis.





