title: Conditions associated with hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: The most important condition associated with hepatocellular carcinoma is chronic hepatitis B virus infection. This article summarizes the information linking hepatocellular carcinoma with conditions other than hepatitis B virus infection.
authors.affiliation: Liver Diseases Section, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lisker-Melman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hoofnagle
mesh_terms: D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000009:adverse effects; D000728:Androgens / Q000009:adverse effects; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D004967:Estrogens / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013911:Thorium Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins; D000728:Androgens; D004967:Estrogens; D013911:Thorium Dioxide