title: [Hepatocarcinoma: epidemiologic and clinical evaluation of 90 patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to improve the knowledge of epidemiology and clinic of primitive HCC.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety consecutive HCC patients, attending the Medical Therapy Dpt. of Rome University "La Sapienza" were examined: diagnosis of HCC was based on histologic data in 71; in the others the diagnosis derived from ultrasonographics, RMN, TC data.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Show M/F ratio 3.7/1; in 87% HCC is associated to liver cirrhosis (HCC/CEA); the cumulative presence of HBV and HCV is 75.6%: HCV alone 33.4%, resulting the major risk factor for HCC; patients with associated alcoholism, HBV and/or HCV show evidence of earlier appearance of HCC. Significant higher presence of HBsAg is recorded in HCC without surrounding liver cirrhosis compared to HCC/CE. The cumulative survival rate of treated patients is higher compared with non treated, irrespectively to kind of therapy. The HCC/CE+ patients have significant greater presence of elevated levels of alpha-FP and portal thrombosis compared to a randomized group of patients with liver cirrhosis only. At the end we outline that over 10% of HCC has none note risk factor for hepatic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Terapia Medica, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grassi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fontana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nocchi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Albiani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Labbadia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raffa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: L'epatocarcinoma: valutazione epidemiologica e clinica di 90 pazienti.