title: NASH and HCC.
abstract: Primary liver cancer is the fifth most common malignancy worldwide and the third leading cause of cancer mortality. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the United States encompassing a spectrum of entities marked by hepatic steatosis in the absence of significant alcohol consumption. Although simple steatosis follows a generally benign course, the more aggressive form, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, can progress to cirrhosis and result in complications including hepatocellular carcinoma. A significant number of cases of hepatocellular carcinoma remain cryptogenic without known underlying chronic liver disease. It is increasingly recognized that non-alcoholic steatohepatitis likely accounts for a substantial portion of cryptogenic hepatocellular carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology