Open AccessAssociation between hepatocellular carcinoma and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Italy: Potential role of insulin
Author(s) -
Valter Donadon,
Massimiliano Balbi,
Pietro Casarin,
Alessandro Vario,
Alfredo Alberti
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.5695
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , metformin , gastroenterology , diabetes mellitus , insulin , type 2 diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , case control study , sulfonylurea , endocrinology
To investigate the relationships between Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).