[On the frequency of primary hepatic carcinoma in the sector of Venice from 1906 to 1988].
Of about 56000 autopsies carried out in Venice (between 1906 and 1988) there is a frequency 1.15% of hepatic primary carcinoma. In the pre-1946 period, the frequency is 0.59%, whereas in the post-1946 period it rises to 1.88%. There is a marked increase of cirrhosis related carcinoma, most notably in women. The main risk factors would appear to be alcohol and HBV. In the same period, there were 3 cases of hepatoblastoma (0.005%) and one case of hepatocellular carcinoma in early infancy.
Martelli
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Istituto di anatomia e istologia patologica, Ospedale al Mare di Venezia.
Massaro
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Zulian
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Blandamura
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Sulla frequenza del carcinoma epatico primitivo nel settorato di Venezia dal 1906 al 1988.