Open AccessIncidence and Risk Factors for Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Solid Organ Transplantation
Author(s) -
Christopher J. Hoffmann,
Aruna Subramanian,
Andrew M. Cameron,
Eric A. Engels
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e3181837761
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , hazard ratio , incidence (geometry) , population , liver transplantation , gastroenterology , hepatitis c , cancer registry , diabetes mellitus , hepatitis c virus , liver cancer , transplantation , confidence interval , cancer , immunology , endocrinology , virus , physics , environmental health , optics
Solid organ transplant recipients commonly are infected with hepatitis viruses, are immunosuppressed, and have other potential hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk factors.