title: Hepatocellular carcinoma; characteristics and possible etiologies in a group of Egyptian patients.
abstract: 62 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were studied to define some possible high risk group. The males to females ratio was 3:1, and the age ranged from 24-77 years. A high percentage of history of schistosomal infection, Jaundice, blood transfusion, cirrhosis and also contraceptive pill users among the females were found. The duration of the presenting symptoms and the survival since diagnoses were analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Ain Shams University.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Khella
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Faris
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Helmy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yosif
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Esmail
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate