title: Hepatitis B antigen in the liver in hepatocellular carcinoma in Shikoku, Japan.
abstract: An analysis of 105 autopsy cases (77 male, 28 female) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) showed that 90 cases (85.7%) were associated with liver cirrhosis, of which 75 cases (83.3%) were of the macronodular type. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was detected with orcein stain in the hepatic tissue in 58 cases (55.2%). The incidence of HBsAg in cases of HCC patients with cirrhosis (58.9%) was higher, but not significantly, than that in those without cirrhosis (33.3%). The mean age of HBsAg-positive cases was five years less than that of HBsAg-negative cases, the age distributions therefore being significantly different.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008099:Liver / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009929:Organ Size
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens