Hepatitis C virus, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and hepatocellular carcinoma.
In a case-control study in northeastern Italy hepatitis C virus infection seemed to increase by about 50-fold the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma involving the liver and major salivary glands (i.e. larger than that for hepatocellular carcinoma) and by about fourfold the risk of lymphomas at other sites.
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Oncologia Sperimentale 1, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano (PN), Italy.
Zagonel
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Russo
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Rupolo
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Cannizzaro
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Chiara
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Boiocchi
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Carbone
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Franceschi
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000209:etiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged