Open AccessThe Evolving Landscape of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Rachel Lee,
Adriana C. Gamboa,
Michael K. Turgeon,
Adam C. Yopp,
Emily L. Ryon,
Joshua P. Kronenfeld,
Neha Goel,
Annie Wang,
Ann Y. Lee,
Sommer Luu,
Cary Hsu,
Eric J. Silberfein,
Shishir K. Maithel,
Maria C. Russell
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the american surgeon/american surgeon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1555-9823
pISSN - 0003-1348
DOI - 10.1177/0003134820939934
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , medicine , cirrhosis , etiology , liver disease , alcoholic liver disease , gastroenterology , hepatitis c , alcohol abuse , hepatitis b , hepatitis , viral hepatitis , hepatitis c virus , virus , immunology , psychiatry
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has historically been the most common cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the United States. With improved HCV treatment, cirrhosis secondary to other etiologies is increasing. Given this changing epidemiology, our aim was to determine the impact of cirrhosis etiology on overall survival (OS) in patients with HCC.