[EARLY HEPATOCARCINOMA AT HOSPITAL CAYETANO HEREDIA(January 1969 - April 1997) CLINICAL AND LABORATORY FINDINGS]
In this work, 60 patients with an hepatocarcinoma diagnosis, corrobarated with hepatic biopsies at the Hospital Cayetano Heredia, between 1969 and 1997, are studied to determine clinical presentation and laboratory findings of this entity within us. The early hepatocarcinoma cases studied were 60. The age group that suffered mostly from this pathology was between 60 to 69 years (23.33%), followed by the age group of 20 to 29 years (20%). While the mean age was of 45 years. 56.66% were male, and 43.33% were female. 56.66% of cases came from the Coast, 30% from the Mountains, and 13.33% from the Jungle. Cronic and excessive alcohol ingestion appeared as background in 25% of cases. The average period of apparent disease was seven (7) weeks. The main symptoms at their admission were: abdominal mass sensation (81.66%), weight loss (81.66%) superior hemiabdominal pain (80%), and anorexia (60%). In 95% of cases the predominant sign was Hepatomegaly. The survival term of those patients whom we were able to follow-up was of less than six (6) months in 86.84 /x, less or equal to.
Marcela
M
Donayre
Alejandro
A
Bussalleu
Jorge
J
Berríos
Jaime
J
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