title: Hepatitis B- and C-related hepatocellular carcinomas yield different clinical features and prognosis.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical features and survival in patients with hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HBV-HCC) and hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCV-HCC). A total of 2820 HCC patients were included. The mean age of HBV-HCC patients was 52.5+/-13.4 years, while it was 64.8+/-8.7 years in HCV-HCC patients. The male/female ratio was 7.8 in HBV-HCC, while it was 1.7 in HCV-HCC. The mean alpha-fetoprotein level in HBV-HCC was 11,661+/-22,805 ng/mL, while it was 5079+/-15,005 ng/mL in HCV-HCC. The mean tumour size was 6.4+/-4.1 cm in HBV-HCC, while it was 4.6+/-3.1 cm in HCV-HCC. The median survival was 11.1 months in HBV-HCC, while it was 23.9 months in HCV-HCC. Compared with HBV-HCC patients, HCV-HCC patients were older, had a lower male/female ratio, lower white blood cell count, lower serum albumin level, higher serum ALT level, lower serum alpha-fetoprotein level, smaller tumour size and survived longer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chien-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Guan-Tarn
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Pei-Ming
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Pei-Jer
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ming-Yang
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Ding-Shinn
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jung-Der
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jin-Chuan
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sheu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000401:mortality* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate