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Hepatocellular carcinoma and coinfection with hepatitis B and C
Author(s) -
Kurtz Robert C.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990901)86:5<741::aid-cncr3>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , medicine , coinfection , hepatitis b , carcinoma , liver cancer , hepatitis virus , hepatitis , hepatitis c , cancer , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Hepatitis B and C are known etiologic factors that lead to hepatocellular carcinoma. When patients are infected with both hepatotropic viruses, the cancer can present even more of a threat to survival. See also pages 793–8.